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The Dublin 7 coffee company staffed by former prisoners
The busy Four Courts outlet was set up to give its workforce a second chance. Interesting people congregate around the coffee cart in the yard of the Four Courts. Barristers with horse [...]
Life after jail: ‘Government does not care about prisoner rehabilitation’
Irish society and politicians do not care or believe in the rehabilitation of prisoners, according to a paper co-authored by a Corkman who ended up homeless after serving a sentence fo [...]
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 [...]