Press Releases

In February 2024, the Office of the Inspector of Prisons made a submission to the National Disability Strategy, coordinated by the National Disability Authority. The OIP’s submission is grounded its inspection activities and proposes key areas for action to [...]

Ireland’s statutory prisons watchdog, the Office of the Inspector of Prisons (OIP), has today (Friday 2 May 2025) completed an unannounced follow-up inspection of Mountjoy Prison, Dublin. The Inspectorate’s 5-day visit concluded with a formal meeting at which the [...]

The Office of the Inspector of Prisons invite tenders for the development of visual identity and information/awareness raising materials for the Office of the Inspector of Prisons and future Office of the Chief Inspector of Places of Detention. [...]

The Office of the Inspector of Prisons has published its updated Inspection Framework, A Framework for the Inspection of Prisons in Ireland (2024). Changes to the Inspection Framework were made following extensive consultations with key stakeholders including people in [...]

Ireland’s statutory prisons watchdog, the Office of the Inspector of Prisons (OIP), has recently completed an unannounced follow-up inspection of Cloverhill Prison, Dublin. The Inspectorate’s three-day visit concluded on Wednesday 11 December 2024, with a formal meeting at which [...]

Ireland’s statutory prison watchdog, the Office of the Inspector of Prisons (OIP), has just completed an unannounced general inspection of Limerick Women’s Prison. Inspectors also visited unit D1 in Limerick Prison for Men, which is currently holding a transgender [...]