Irish Penal Reform Trust

IPRT in the News

KCLRFM Guest Editor: Saoirse Brady - Penal Reform in discussion with Experts with Experience

28th August 2024

Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) Executive Director Saoirse Brady hosts a Guest Editor segment on KCLRFM interviewing Damien Quinn (Speire Nua), Paula Kearney (Brio programme at The Saol Project), and Ryan O'Rourke (Journalist).

Virgin Media TV, Ireland AM: Prison overdoses

15th August 2024

On 15 August 2024, Irish Penal Reform Trust Executive Director Saoirse Brady joined presenters Muireann O'Connell and Ray Foley on Virgin Media TV Ireland AM show. She discussed the prison overdose story...

RTÉ: Prison overcrowding making drug problem worse, says Irish Penal Reform Trust

14th August 2024

On 14 August 2024, Irish Penal Reform Trust Executive Director, Saoirse Brady, spoke to RTÉ in the wake of the news of a number of ten people in prison being hospitalised with suspected drug overdoses.

RTÉ News: Six One - Overcrowding contributing to drug problems in prison

14th August 2024

Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) Executive Director, Saoirse Brady, featured on the RTÉ News Six One speaking about overcrowding contributing to drug problems in prison.

Irish Examiner: 'Essential' that sex offenders can avail of interventions in prison

29th July 2024

IPRT discusses the availability of therapeutic interventions in prison psychology services and touched on concerns regarding the repurposing of the Progression Unit.

Newstalk: Younified - How should we reintegrate former prisoners back into society?

17th July 2024

On 17 July 2024, Saoirse Brady, Executive Director of Irish Penal Reform Trust featured on an episode of the Newstalk show ‘Younified’ to discuss reintegrating former prisoners back into society.

Irish Examiner: One prisoner has been on remand for five or more years, and a dozen are waiting at least two years

8th July 2024

On 8 July 2024, the number of people on remand for long periods was published in the Irish Examiner. Irish Penal Reform Trust Executive Director, Saoirse Brady, responded to journalist David Kent about the news.

Irish Times: Prisons – crime and punishment - IPRT

28th June 2024

On 28 June 2024, the Irish Times published a letter written by Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) Executive Director, Saoirse Brady who responded to the number of people in prison surpassing 5,000 for the first time.

The Journal: Prison overcrowding: The number of people in prison in Ireland hit 5,000 for the first time ever

26th June 2024

The number of people in prison in Ireland surpassed 5,000 for the first time ever. IPRT responded to the news in The Journal.

Irish Independent: Irish prisons on verge of overcrowding as number of inmates [in 2023] soars

7th June 2024

On 7 June 2024, Maeve McTaggart of the Irish Independent reports on the Council of Europe’s 2023 Annual Penal Statistics (SPACE I). Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) Executive Director, Saoirse Brady, responds to the statistics that highlight worrying overcrowding in prisons in Ireland.

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