16% Increase in Number of Sex Offenders in Irish Prisons as Number of Sexual Assaults Skyrocket – 14/07/2025
Figures released to Ireland South MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchú under FOI by the Irish Prison Service show that as of May 31st 2025, there were 800 sexual offenders in Irishprisons costing the state almost €80 million annually to house. The figures also show that 235 sex offenders were released from Irish Prisons in 2024, an increase of 34% on 2023 when just 175 sex offenders were released from Irish prisons. Up to May 31st 2025, 103 sex offenders were released from Irish prisons. In the Louth Garda division in 2003, there were 44 rape and sexual assault offences. This had risen to 122 in 2024 (177%…
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