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Portlaoise Prison

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Capacity

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1830

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Operator

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1830

Region

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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

No major issues documented in our database.

Notable inmates

  • Dessie Ellis
    Dessie Ellis
    1953 · politician

    Desmond Ellis (born 23 September 1953) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-West constituency since the 2011 general election.

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Contact & address

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Data completeness

16%

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World Prisons. (2026). Portlaoise Prison. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/portlaoise-prison
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"Portlaoise Prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/portlaoise-prison.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-portlaoise-prison,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Portlaoise Prison},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/portlaoise-prison},
  urldate = {2026-10-15}
}