As part of the Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) Strategic Plan 2023-2026, one of our main goals is to campaign for a progressive criminal justice system that upholds human rights. Engagement with the media plays a large part in that as we discuss our evidence-based research, advocate for people in prison, and work to change attitudes and challenge misconceptions about people in the criminal justice system.
Below you will see a list of most of IPRT's media features including recordings of radio discussions, links to TV appearances, and access to written articles and opinion pieces. You can also listen back to long-form recorded discussions with podcast hosts on our Podcast webpage.
10th May 2011
Bobby Cummines OBE of UNLOCK spoke to Today FM about spent convictions earlier this week
1st May 2011
An article from thejournal.ie on the upcoming Spent Convictions Bill to be published this summer.
1st May 2011
In today's printed version of 'The Sunday Times' (Irish edition), Mark Tighe reports on the Spent Convictions Bill which is due to be published this summer.
7th April 2011
Cormac O’Keeffe reports that the Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) has described as "disturbing" findings in an independent report of a "culture of impunity" among some prison officers in Mountjoy Jail.
6th April 2011
RTÉ News reports on the release of the Inspector of Prisons' report on Mountjoy, with comments from IPRT's Liam Herrick.
11th March 2011
Community sanctions must promoted as the default sanction for less serious offences, writes Liam Herrick of the Irish Penal Reform Trust.
8th March 2011
Jennifer Hough reports that IPRT has welcomed the pledge to end the practice of sending children to St Patrick’s Institution included in the new Programme for Government.
23rd February 2011
Quite possibly the only debate to focus on justice issues during this election campaign, Matt Cooper talked to IPRT's Liam Herrick, DRCC's Ellen O'Malley Dunlop, John Curran (FF) and Pat Rabbitte (Lab) on 'The Last Word'.
21st February 2011
Crime has been notably absent as an issue in this election campaign - from one perspective this may be positive, writes Liam Herrick of the Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT)
11th February 2011
Across three articles, 'The Irish Times' reports on the findings of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Punishment or Treatment (CPT).
Respect for rights in the penal system with prison as a last resort.