Prisons, Jails & Police in Ireland

Ireland

The prisons, jails and police of Ireland

In Ireland, the atlas records 15 correctional facilities and 460 police units. The Irish Prison Service runs twelve prisons. Mountjoy in Dublin is the oldest still in use, and Shelton Abbey and Loughan House are open centres. They include 460 police stations, 12 prisons and 1 open prison. Most entries (87%) come with a telephone number, so you can contact the facility directly. The busiest province is Leinster (193 entries). Choose one of 4 provinces to see every facility with its address and telephone.

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Ireland, by province

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Composition

What the atlas holds here

460Police stations

12Prisons

1Open prison

1Remand prison

1Women's prison

Prisons & jails

15 facilities

Filter by name, type or town15 entries


Arbour Hill Prison	Prison	North Inner City Lea-7Leinster	01 4724000
Castlerea PrisonCo. Roscommon	Prison	Roscommon Lea-6Connacht	094 96 25213
Cloverhill Remand PrisonDublin 22	Remand prison	Clondalkin Lea-7Leinster	01 6304531
Confraternity Hall	Prison	Thurles Lea-5Munster	—
Cork Prison	Prison	Cork City North East Lea-6Munster	021 2388000
Glengarriff ParadeDublin 7.	Open prison	Cabra-glasnevin Lea-7Leinster	01 8062890
Limerick Prison	Prison	Limerick City East Lea-7Munster	061 204700
Loughan HouseBlacklion	Prison	Cavan - Belturbet Lea-6Ulster	071 9836021
Louth County Archives Service	Prison	Dundalk South Lea-7Leinster	—
Midlands PrisonCo. Laois	Prison	Portlaoise Lea-7Leinster	+353 57 867 2110
Mountjoy Female Prison (Dóchas Centre)Dublin 7	Women's prison	North Inner City Lea-7Leinster	01 8858987
Mountjoy PrisonDublin	Prison	Cabra-glasnevin Lea-7Leinster	01 8062800
Portlaoise PrisonCo. Laois	Prison	Portlaoise Lea-7Leinster	05786 81300
Shelton AbbeyCo. Wicklow	Prison	Arklow Lea-6Leinster	0402 42300
Wheatfield PrisonClondalkin, Dublin 22	Prison	Ballyfermot-drimnagh Lea-5Leinster	01 7789400

Questions

Frequently asked

How many places of detention does Ireland have?

The atlas lists 15 prisons, jails and detention centres in Ireland, including 12 prisons and 1 open prison.

Which police agencies serve Ireland?

460 police units are listed for Ireland, all recorded as police stations.

Can I look up a prisoner in Ireland?

Public inmate lists are generally not published in Ireland. Contact the facility or the Irish Prison Service, using the address and telephone on each facility page.

Which province has the most facilities?

Leinster, with 10 prisons and jails and 183 police units.

Are telephone numbers available for these facilities?

Yes for 13 entries of 15. Where a number is missing, the facility page shows its address and map location; details can change, so the agency's own website is the authority.

Which authority is responsible for prisons in Ireland?

The Irish Prison Service is responsible for them. The regions below list every establishment it runs, along with the police units in each area.

Are there women's, youth or remand facilities in Ireland?

The atlas lists 1 women's prison, 1 remand prison and 1 open prison here. Each has its own page with the address and, where published, a phone number.

Where are most of the prisons in Ireland?

Co. Laois has the most, with 2 places of detention in the atlas, out of 11 towns with at least one.

How are the listings for Ireland organised?

The atlas files Ireland by province, following official administrative boundaries; 4 provinces currently have entries. Every facility is listed in the province where it is located; Leinster is the largest by number of entries.

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