Reports on five prison inspections published today
Inspection Reports can be viewed here.
Watchdog Calls for Immediate Action as Ireland’s Prisons Reach Breaking Point
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 [...]
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) [...]