News and Press Releases

Ireland’s human rights record to come under the spotlight at UN hearing – IPRT

3rd July 2022

MEDIA RELEASE: IPRT will ask the UN Human Rights Committee to question State officials on how Ireland is meeting its human rights obligations to people in prison, as part of the State’s fifth review under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

IPRT welcomes the publication of the General Scheme of the Inspection of Places of Detention Bill

24th June 2022

IPRT statement on the publication of the General Scheme of the Inspection of Places of Detention Bill by the Minister for Justice on 24 June 2022.

IPRT appears before Joint Committee on Disability Matters

23rd June 2022

IPRT Executive Director Saoirse Brady and Senior Policy and Research Officer Sarahjane McCreery appeared before the Joint Committee on Disability Matters as part of an examination of ‘Accessing Justice’.

UL: Irish Travellers' Access to Justice

23rd June 2022

Researchers at the University of Limerick have published Irish Travellers’ Access to Justice, examining the relationship between Travellers and the Irish criminal justice system. The report explored perceptions and experiences of Travellers within the criminal justice system and identified key barriers to engagement between the Travelling Community, An Garda Siochana and members of the Judiciary.

Prison recidivism 2016 and 2019 cohorts

21st June 2022

CSO reoffending data show that almost 62.3% of people released from prison in 2016 re-offended within three years of their release. The data indicates that 44.6% of people released from prison in 2019 reoffended in the year following their release.

Department of Justice Request for Tender: An exploration of the use of short custodial sentences and community service orders

15th June 2022

The Department of Justice is currently inviting tenders for research on ‘An exploration of the use of short custodial sentences and community service orders as part of the review of the Criminal Justice (Community Service) (Amendment) Act 2011’. The closing date is 5pm on Wednesday 6th July.

IPRT awarded Pobal multi-year funding

3rd June 2022

IPRT is pleased to be one of the 81 community and voluntary organisations that were successful in securing Pobal funding under the Scheme to support National Organisations (SSNO) 2022-2025.

Alternative Report on Ireland’s Fifth Review under ICCPR

30th May 2022

IPRT welcomed the opportunity to provide this alternative report to the UN Human Rights Committee on Ireland’s fifth review under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).

IPRT welcomes the appointment of new Inspector of Prisons

27th May 2022

MEDIA RELEASE: The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) has welcomed the appointment of Mark Kelly as the new Inspector of Prisons and has called on him to prioritise the frequency of prison inspections when he takes up his new role.

IPRT response at webinar: Judicial Discretion and the Justice & Welfare Dichotomy

23rd May 2022

IPRT Executive Director Saoirse Brady was a panel respondent at this important Dublin Rape Crisis Centre and the Children’s Rights Alliance webinar.

News and Press Releases

Ireland’s human rights record to come under the spotlight at UN hearing – IPRT

IPRT welcomes the publication of the General Scheme of the Inspection of Places of Detention Bill

IPRT appears before Joint Committee on Disability Matters

UL: Irish Travellers' Access to Justice

Prison recidivism 2016 and 2019 cohorts

Department of Justice Request for Tender: An exploration of the use of short custodial sentences and community service orders

IPRT awarded Pobal multi-year funding

Alternative Report on Ireland’s Fifth Review under ICCPR

IPRT welcomes the appointment of new Inspector of Prisons

IPRT response at webinar: Judicial Discretion and the Justice & Welfare Dichotomy

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