Plea for All Northern Ireland Councils to Recognise Murdered Prison Officers

Call for all 11 councils to recognise murdered prison officers

The chairperson of Northern Ireland Prison Officers trade union has called for all 11 councils to recognise staff “murdered in the line of duty”.

Plea for all Northern Ireland councils to recognise murdered prison officers

"We are the third security force here and have had very little recognition because no one wants to know what goes on behind the grey wall"

Union urges every council in Northern Ireland to honour prison officers murdered in line of duty

A commemorative ceramic Poppy Wreath made by prisoners in Maghaberry Prison. (Image: Michael Cooper) The chairperson of Northern Ireland’s Prison Officers Association has called on all 11 councils to formally recognise prison staff murdered while serving in the line of duty. The appeal comes after Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council approved plans for a permanent cenotaph memorial to prison officers ahead of this year’s Remembrance Sunday comme…