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Irish prisons have no addiction nurses (Newstalk Podcast)

16th June 2026

Saoirse Brady joined The Claire Byrne Show to discuss the lack of addiction nurses employed by the Irish Prison Service, despite an estimated 4,000 prisoners experiencing addiction-related issues.

Listen to the podcast here.

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