Ireland · Blacklion
Loughan House
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Background
Loughan House Open Centre (; Irish: Teach an Locháin) is a low-security, open detention centre in Blacklion, County Cavan, Ireland. It was purchased by the Department of Justice in 1972 to be converted to a prison facility. It is low security, and caters for male inmates. Its current governor is Mr Mark Lydon. It is run by the Irish Prison Service.
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1972
Operational
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Facility profile
Operator
Irish Prison ServicePopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1972
Region
Blacklion
Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
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Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
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Known issues
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Data completeness
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Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q6686143)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Loughan House. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/loughan-house
"Loughan House." World Prisons. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/loughan-house.
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author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Loughan House},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/loughan-house},
urldate = {2026-10-15}
}