Events
Irish Penal Reform Trust hosts a number of events throughout the year, including the launches of new publications, consultations, campaign events, and our AGM.
Celebrating 30 years of the Irish Penal Reform Trust
21st March 2025
The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) is delighted to announce that we will be holding an event celebrating 30 years of the Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT).
IPRT Cross-Party Hustings on Penal Reform
20th November 2024
The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) held a cross-party hustings event on penal reform event in the lead-up to the upcoming General Election. The event took place on Wednesday 20 November 2024.
Report launch: Boxed Out: Higher Education, Criminal Convictions, and Perceptions of Risk
4th November 2024
Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) is delighted to be the civic society project partner for the research report 'Boxed Out: Higher education, criminal convictions, and perceptions of risk' funded by the Irish Research Council. The research led by Dr Joe Garrihy and Dr Ciara Bracken-Roche of Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology will be launched on Wednesday morning, 13 November 2024 as part of a larger event 'New Opportunities: Higher Education Pathways for People with Convictions'.
Report launch: Access to Justice: Legal Pathways to Justice for the Rights of People in Prison
24th September 2024
Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) is delighted to be the civic society project partner for the research report Access to Justice: Legal Pathways to Justice for the Rights of People in Prison authored by Dr Amina Adanan.
Round-up: IPRT Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2024
18th September 2024
The 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) took place in-person in Dublin on Wednesday 8 September 2024, and the IPRT Annual Review 2024 was launched at the AGM.
Round-up: Know Your Rights: Information, Advocacy and Remedies event
22nd August 2024
On 22 August 2024, IPRT held a fully subscribed 'Know Your Rights: Information, Advocacy and Remedies' conference, welcoming a wide variety of stakeholders to discuss access to and vindication of rights for people in prison.
Round-up: All-Party Oireachtas Group on Penal Reform meeting on reimagining prison and punishment
24th April 2024
The All-Party Oireachtas Group on Penal Reform met on the morning of Wednesday 24 April 2024 in the AV-Room in Leinster House. The theme of the meeting was ‘Reimagining Prison and Punishment’.
Family Focussed Criminal Justice - Invisible Walls (Wales)
18th April 2024
Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) was delighted to be able to support hosting Corin Morgan-Armstrong to speak about his work at Invisible Walls (Wales) at an event titled 'Family Friendly Criminal Justice: Models and Opportunities for Child Centred Practice'.
RESCALED European Symposium on Detention Houses
21st March 2024
On 20 and 21 March 2024 RESCALED hosted their European Symposium on Detention Houses in Brussels. IPRT Policy and Research Coordinator and Detention House Ambassador for Ireland, Pamela Drumgoole, attended the event alongside other esteemed Irish company.
Round-up: The Criminal Justice System North and South – Current Challenges and Opportunities for Change
14th March 2024
Irish Penal Reform Trust and NIACRO held our most recent All-Island Fund event ‘The Criminal Justice System North and South – Current Challenges and Opportunities for Change' in Newry, Co. Down on 14 March 2024.
