No electronic tagging of prisoners yet despite 2007 law paving the way - Irish Independent

26th December 2025

In its coverage of the continued delay in introducing electronic tagging, despite a 2007 law paving the way, the Irish Independent (26/12/26) highlighted the strain on Ireland’s prison system. IPRT Executive Director Saoirse Brady described the system as “overwhelmed, overstretched and inhumane,” pointing to overcrowding with inmates sleeping on mattresses on cell floors. She emphasised that imprisonment should be a last resort, with greater use of community-based sanctions for less serious offences.

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