My dad was Brian Stack, chief officer in Portlaoise Prison at the height of the Troubles. This was not a good time to be head of security in what during those dark days was being described as ...

Convicted drugs trafficker Nathan McDonnell remains under threat from Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel and, for his own safety, is set to remain on the same landing of Portlaoise Prison where he was ...

Thompson was transferred to the Midlands Prison from neighbouring Portlaoise in February. The 44-year-old is serving a life sentence for his role in the murder of David ‘Daithi’ Douglas in ...

The son of a Portlaoise prison officer shot dead by the IRA has launched a new book in memory of his father. Brian Stack was left paralysed and brain-damaged after being shot in March 1983 as he ...

JAILED drug trafficker Nathan McDonnell is set to be moved into an isolated cell in Portlaoise Prison. The move comes as fears for his safety from the Mexican Sinaloa Cartel continue. McDonnell ...

The Midlands Prison in Portlaoise, Co Laois, was subject to the most “Category A” complaints in 2023, according to the latest annual report of the Office of the Inspector of Prisons.

Home Grown returns to RTÉ One in March with episode one of the third season visiting Portlaoise Prison to showcase a ground breaking new horticulture rehabilitation project. Industry advocates ...