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Debt to society can be a long-term payment plan
People with convictions and those who have spent time in jail find barriers to moving on with their lives — in both employment and further education. When Damien Quinn came out of pris [...]
‘There are three little words I use all the time with my students. I frequently hear them back, too’
Despite its absence from my classroom, the notion of ‘punishment’ clearly features heavily in students’ lives. I asked my new class group if they wanted to clarify anything after my in [...]
From low-level drug dealer to human trafficker: are modern slavery laws catching the wrong people?
When I heard that a boy from my primary school had been convicted of trafficking, I had to find out what had happened to make him fall so far. When armed police burst through his front [...]
Making it easier for SMEs to tender for government contracts
A range of measures, including the eTenders website, are making it simpler than ever for small and medium businesses to sell to government. Government is keenly aware that the SME and [...]
TOUGH UPBRINGING | Dublin fitness guru opens up on being sucked into gang crime after dad jailed for killing child
"You become a runner first, doing odd-jobs, gaining trust, earning money.” An inspirational Dublin man has given a riveting account of how lives spiral into crime but can be redeemed t [...]
Longest serving probation officer: ‘Nail ’em, jail ’em policies will not solve repeat offending’
Gerry McNally has spent 45 years at the coal face of the Irish Probation Service starting back in 1978. “CAPTURE ‘EM, NAIL ‘EM, jail em” will not solve the problem of repeat offenders [...]