Ireland’s statutory prisons inspectorate, the Office of the Inspector of Prisons (OIP) has just completed a full unannounced inspection of Limerick Men’s Prison. The inspection took place between 10 and 20 March 2026. A full unannounced inspection of Limerick Women’s Prison was carried out by the Inspectorate in November 2024, and the Inspectorate also met [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY 15th JANUARY - Four newly-published reports on five inspections by Ireland’s Chief Inspector of Prisons paint a stark picture of conditions across the prison system. The reports pinpoint overcrowding as a central driver of degrading living conditions, restricted regimes and curtailed access to healthcare and rehabilitation. The reports describe inspections of [...]
IPS Action Plans can be viewed here.
Inspection Reports can be viewed here.
THURSDAY, 6 NOVEMBER 2025 - The Office of the Inspector of Prisons (OIP) is Ireland’s independent body responsible for inspecting prisons, investigating deaths in custody and monitoring conditions of detention. Its Annual Report 2024 and its Strategic Plan 2025-2029 have been published today (6 November 2025), highlighting serious and systemic challenges across Ireland’s prisons, including [...]
