Portlaoise Prison was built in the 1830s, making it one of the oldest still operating today in the Irish prison system. It is the prison in which people convicted of membership of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) and other illegal paramilitary and designated terrorist organisations are usually detained.

Portlaoise Prison Dublin Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, R32 KN97 Tel: 05786 81300 Fax: 05786 20997. Operational Capacity: 229: General Description: A closed high security prison for adult males. It is the committal prison for those sent to custody from the Special Criminal Court and prisoners accommodated here include those linked with subversive ...

Portlaoise Prison, located in County Laois, Ireland, is a high-security facility primarily housing adult male inmates. Established in 1830 and known as Maryborough Gaol until 1929, the prison is currently operated by the Irish Prison Service.

In August 1922, just over half-a-year away from the jubilant high-point of December 1921, the Spike Island situation was replicated in Portlaoise Prison. On the 29 th of August 1922 anti-Treaty prisoners rioted in the prison in conjunction with a sabotage attack from the outside.

2024年10月3日 · Irish soldiers have been withdrawn from guard duty at Portlaoise Prison after 51 years due to the declining numbers of subversive prisoners. Since 1973 the Co Laois prison has been guarded by a...

2023年11月9日 · Martin Ferris, a Sinn Féin T.D. (i.e. Member of Parliament) for constituencies in the south-west of Ireland between 2002 and 2020, was imprisoned for two short stretches in Portlaoise circa 1975 to 1977 and for a much longer term between 1984 and 1994.

This should be printed off and brought with you to the prison when visiting. To visit a prisoner, please contact : Portlaoise Prison – Tel: 05786 81326, Dublin Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, or book a visit online using the form below :

2022年8月5日 · Now a new book by a retired prison officer who grew up in the town, lifts the lid on the goings-on behind closed gates at ‘The Bog’ as Portlaoise Prison was dubbed.

2024年7月25日 · The historic presence of armed Irish soldiers at Portlaoise Prison is set to end after the Government gave the green light to the move. It's emerged the Cabinet has given the Minister for Justice Helen McEntee to withdraw armed military personnel from the jail on the town's Dublin Road.

HMP Portlaoise is renowned as Ireland’s primary high-security prison, situated in Portlaoise, County Laois. Its history is rich with dramatic escapes, significant protests, and a pivotal role in Ireland’s penal system.