Office of the Inspector of Prisons 2024 Annual Report
The OIP Annual Report for 2024 has been published today.
Office of the Inspector of Prisons Strategic Plan 2025-2029
Office of the Inspector of Prisons Strategic Plan 2025-2029.
Full Inspection of Castlerea Prison includes follow-up of European anti- torture recommendations
Ireland’s statutory prisons watchdog, the Office of the Inspector of Prisons (OIP) has completed an unannounced general inspection of Castlerea Prison. The inspection took place between 8 and 16 September 2025 and concluded with a formal meeting at which the Inspectorate shared its preliminaryfindings with Governor, senior staff and a representative of Irish Prison Service (IPS) [...]
Wheatfield Prison Falls Under Inspection Spotlight
Ireland’s statutory prisons watchdog, the Office of the Inspector of Prisons (OIP) has formally transmitted its preliminary findings from an unannounced general inspection of Wheatfield Prison to the Prison’s Governor and the Irish Prison Service. The inspection took place between 19 June and 2 July 2025.Ten of Ireland’s thirteen prisons, including both prisons for women, have [...]
Ireland’s Prison Watchdog Echoes “Deep Concern” of European Monitors
Ireland’s independent prisons watchdog, the Office of the Inspector of Prisons (OIP), has echoed the “deep concern” expressed by Council of Europe monitors in a new report published today (24 July 2025). The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) visited six prisons in Ireland last year [...]