IPRT in the News
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.
In the news: IPRT response to briefing on cocooning prisoners
30th July 2020
A summary of IPRT's presence in the media following the publication of a briefing on the journals of people cocooning in Irish prisons. The project was a collaboration between this Office of the Inspector of Prisons and Maynooth University Department of Law.
In the news: IPRT response to plans to recommence physical prison visits
24th June 2020
A summary of IPRT's presence in the media following the announcement of plans to gradually recommence physical visits to prisons in Ireland.
Round-up: Disability in Prison Report Launch 2020
16th January 2020
IPRT launched 'Making Rights Real for People with Disabilities in Prison' on 15th January 2020 in the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission.
Round-up: Developing Youth Justice 2019
27th November 2019
The Irish Penal Reform Trust, in association with the Irish Criminal Bar Association, hosted a youth justice seminar on the 21st November 2019 in the Distillery Building, Church Street, Dublin 7.
Round-up: Progress in the Penal System 2019
8th November 2019
The Irish Penal Reform Trust launched their third instalment of Progress in the Penal System: A framework for penal reform (2019) on 25th October 2019 in the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission.
Round-up: CSO Statistics on Recidivism Rates
27th September 2019
Statistics released on 24th September 2019 by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) indicate that almost half of prisoners released from custody in 2011 and 2012 were reconvicted with three years. The...
Round Up: Parole in the media
11th June 2019
Read about IPRT’s recent media engagements on the reform of the parole process.
The Irish Times: ‘Prisoner numbers in highly successful rehabilitation scheme cut by half’
29th April 2019
The Irish Times reported on the drop in numbers being admitted to the Community Return Programme, with comment from IPRT’s Fíona Ní Chinnéide.
TheJournal.ie: ‘Almost all women in Irish prisons are there for committing petty crime’
23rd April 2019
IPRT comment and research was featured in an in-depth focus on the challenges faced by female prisoners in Ireland.
'SPACE I' Annual Penal Statistics: Prison Populations 2018
2nd April 2019
The Council of Europe has published 'SPACE I' Annual Penal Statistics: Prison Populations 2018 report.
