Interview with Niamh McCormack on the Last Word with Matt Cooper (Today FM)
2nd December 2025
IPRT's Legal Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Niamh McCormack speaks to Matt Cooper on the Last Word about the findings of the IPRT's Progress in the Penal System (PIPS) 2024, highlighting the scale of prison overcrowding and its consequences for safety, dignity, rehabilitation and overall prison conditions. Niamh also explains why building more prisons is not the answer.
Listen to the interview here. Timestamp: 1:00:10
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- Irish Penal Reform Trust Discusses Alternatives to Imprisonment - Newstalk
- Planned electronic tagging of prisoners faces fresh setback - Irish Independent
- Press Release: IPRT Responds to Follow-Up Inspection reports by Office of the Inspector of Prisons - Cloverhill and Mountjoy Prisons
- News at One coverage of Prison inspection reports - RTE Radio One
