Nearly 130 prisoners failed to return to jail last year, figures show702 prisoners were unlawfully at large in 2024, with 126 still at large by the end of the year.
39 people including 5 children deported from Ireland overnightThe Justice Minister confirmed they had been sent back to Georgia after receiving, but failing to comply with, deportation orders.
Justice Department on course to issue record number of deportation orders in 2025New figures provided by the Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan show that 703 deportation orders have been issued so far in 2025.