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.
Irish Examiner: Ahern ‘fully committed’ to Community Service Scheme report
20th October 2009
On a very practical level, wider use of community service has the potential to significantly reduce the pressure on the Irish Prison Service.
Irish Times 'Project diverted 91 mentally ill prisoners.'
17th October 2009
Results indicate that the Prison Inreach and Court Liaison Service based in Cloverhill prison have successfully diverted 91 mentally ill prisoners to community based treatment in 2008.
Today FM: Worst overcrowding in living memory?
16th October 2009
The increase in numbers in Irish prisons is about to get out of control. Liam Herrick spoke to Matt Cooper on yesterday's 'The Last Word'...
Irish Times: 'Number of Prison inmates exceeds 4,000 for first time'
15th October 2009
"The number of prisoners in Irish jails has exceeded 4,000 for the first time in the history of the state," by Conor Lally.
RTÉ Primetime: "Appalling conditions in Dublin's Mountjoy Prison"
7th October 2009
IPRT's Liam Herrick appeared on RTÉ's Primetime in a report and discussion on conditions at Mountjoy Prison.
Sunday Tribune: Call for action on jail overcrowding
27th September 2009
The Irish Penal Reform Trust has said the government must act on overcrowding and unsanitary conditions inside jails.
Irish Examiner: Irish prisons 'in breach of human rights standards'
26th September 2009
The Irish Penal Reform Trust has said this week's report from the Inspector of Prisons describes shocking conditions which are both unacceptable and in breach of human rights standards.
Irish Examiner: Report should act as a "watershed"
25th September 2009
"We need a clear statement from the minister that he will commit to addressing the urgent issues identified in this report," Liam Herrick tells the Irish Examiner.
Irish Times: Mountjoy overcrowding highlighted
24th September 2009
IPRT calls for the Minister to commit to action following the Mountjoy Prison Inspection Report, Jason Michael reports in 'The Irish Times'.
RTÉ Drivetime: Mountjoy Prison Report an "incredibly grim picture"
24th September 2009
Liam Herrick talks to Mary Wilson on RTÉ's Drivetime about the "incredibly grim picture" contained in the findings of the Inspector of Prisons' report on Mountjoy Prison.
