Gardaí were called to the Midlands Regional Hospital in Portlaoise at about 9.50pm on Friday following a public disturbance outside the hospital. It is understood the individuals involved in the ...

Fresh from the United States, they were shoved onto buses and hauled into the prison under blinding klieg lights. They were forced to their knees and guards shaved their heads and faces with blunt ...

2, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] NEW YORK (AP) — A real estate businessman who aided a Chinese effort ...

Attorneys for four men who were sent to a notorious maximum security prison in El Salvador said their clients had two things in common: They were accused of being members of the Tren de Aragua gang ...

Devon Hennessy is one of five people on remand in the jail after being charged with falsely imprisoning a man at a property in west Dublin. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Hennessy, his ...

Hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members awaiting deportation from the US have been transferred to a high-security mega-prison in El Salvador as part of Donald Trump's vow to crack down on ...

...A long-standing member of the UN Global Compact, G4S is firmly committed to upholding human rights in all our operations. Our security personnel, who work alongside the Greek Police at the Samos ...

The Irish Prison Service (IPS) has plans to invest an estimated €600,000 of the public's money in new dogs for jails in Portlaoise and elsewhere. The service has invited bids for scent detection and ...

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The crown jewel of El Salvador’s aggressive anti-crime strategy — a mega-prison where visitation, recreation and education are not allowed — became the ...

A son of steakhouse murder victim Jason Hennessy Snr has gone on hunger strike in Portlaoise Prison, the Sunday World can reveal. Devon Hennessy is one of five people on remand in jail after being ...

Giving evidence at Portlaoise District Court, Garda Roy Cooper said that he stopped Mr Donnelly after he detected him driving over the permissible speed limit. While speaking to the defendant, the ...

Discussions are being held to try to secure a ceasefire from the largest dissident republican group, the New IRA, it has emerged. The Irish Examiner has been told by several sources that ...