Advisory group recommends closure of Arbour Hill prison

Closure of Dublin prison for sex offenders recommended as 'top priority'

Given problems with overcrowding across the prison network, the group urged the Government to explore opportunities to accelerate existing plans for large-scale capital projects

Report recommends closure of Ireland's main prison for housing sex offenders

A new report has revealed that Ireland's prisons were operating at 12% above capacity at the start of 2025, despite some 300 extra prison spaces having been added in recent years

Closure of main prison housing sex offenders should be a priority

Group established to advise the Government on future prison capacity needs has called for the decommissioning of the prison at Arbour Hill in Dublin

Closure of Arbour Hill prison recommended by group assessing prison capacity needs

The group has also recommended that priority should be given to returning Mountjoy Prison to single-cell occupancy

Advisory group recommends closure of Arbour Hill, country’s main prison for sex offenders

The closure of the country’s main prison for housing sex offenders has been recommended as a top priority by a group established to advise the Government on future prison capacity needs.

Advisory group recommends closure of Arbour Hill prison

The closure of the country's main prison for housing sex offenders has been recommended as a top priority by a group established to advise the Government on future prison capacity needs.