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.
Today FM: Balancing the right to privacy with public safety
23rd June 2010
Liam Herrick joins Irish Daily Star editor Ger Colleran for a discussion of released sex offenders.
Medical Independent: Lights out on prison healthcare
10th June 2010
"With a rapidly-growing prison population, dwindling resources and dangerous, stressful conditions, doctors working in our prisons are firefighting in terms of inmate healthcare," writes Ailbhe Jordan.
Irish Examiner: Prison drug use to be studied
2nd June 2010
A study on drug use in prison and the possible need for needle exchanges in jails will begin this autumn.
Irish Examiner: Calls for better services to stop convicts reoffending
26th May 2010
The launch of IPRT's Report on Reintegration of Prisoners in Ireland covered in the Irish Examiner.
TV3 MidWeek: Conditions in Mountjoy Prison
26th May 2010
Colette Fitzpatrick talks to John Lonergan, Paul Mckay and Liam Herrick about the conditions in Mountjoy Prison.
Irish Times: 60% of prisoners likely to reoffend, says report
25th May 2010
IPRT highlights the need for a greater commitment to the reintegration of prisoners.
RTÉ News at One: Concern over numbers of reoffenders
25th May 2010
RTÉ reporter Caitríona Perry interviewed the speakers at the launch of the IPRT report '"It's like stepping on a landmine..." - Reintegration of Prisoners in Ireland'. In the news item, a former prisoner articulated the difficulties faced in reintegrating into society after release.
The Sunday Times: Jail upgrades spark doubts over ‘super-prison’
23rd May 2010
Existing prisons are being extended as Thornton Hall becomes a 'long-term' objective, and calls for spent convictions legislation.
Mountjoy Under Spotlight at Justice Committee Meeting
21st May 2010
Former Mountjoy Visiting Committee member, Paul Mckay, appeared yesterday before the Justice Committee to express his concern at the conditions in the prison.
Irish Times: Parents behind bars
18th May 2010
As Ireland’s prison population grows, more children are having to cope with the stigma and loneliness of a parent in jail, writes Sheila Wayman in 'The Irish Times'.
