Robert Pether, an Australian national who had been living in Elphin, Co. Roscommon, was arrested in Baghdad in April 2021.

Several factors increase the risk of suicide in prison, including being young, male, on a first remand, imprisoned for ...

The Irish Prison Service shared photos of the bust to social media with a drone and a haul of drugs and mobile phones ...

A convicted killer who murdered a Derry man with a hammer in 2011 has died in prison in England. Paul Greatbanks (60) was ...

Inmates offered a job after completing the eight-week culinary skills 'confidence-building' programme don't always remain in the hospitality sector, says chef JJ Healy ...

The Irish Northern Aid Committee — Noraid, as it was generally known — was accused of involvement in various activities to ...

Tina Nash, 44, from Cornwall, was blinded by Shane Jenkin in April 2011 during a violent attack in which he held her hostage ...

Conor McGregor has announced his intent to run for the next Irish Presidential election, urging citizens to vote for him ...

The 61-year-old, a father of two, has shown no remorse and continues to protest his innocence. He was convicted last November ...

The family of The Vivienne, real name James Lee Williams, have said the drag artist died after taking ketamine. Williams, who ...

Mortgage prisoners offered escape route from clutches of vulture funds Mortgage prisoners are being offered a new option to escape vulture funds that own their loans and charge them sky-high ...

Prison officers fear advances in technology and a proliferation of mobile phones in jails could lead to weapons, including firearms, getting into cells. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel ...