
Nurse admits failures in patient care at Portlaoise hospital
A nurse admitted to seven allegations of care failures involving nine patients at the Midland Regional Hospital in 2022 during a fitness to practice inquiry.
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A nurse admitted to seven allegations of care failures involving nine patients at the Midland Regional Hospital in 2022 during a fitness to practice inquiry.

A report indicates that a man died in his cell at Midlands Prison in Portlaoise after staff were unable to find a key, forcing a nurse to watch helplessly as he lost consciousness.

A former convent in Portlaoise has been successfully re-developed to provide much-needed social housing. This project aims to address housing needs in the area.
An investigation has been initiated following the death of a prisoner at the Midlands Prison in Portlaoise, Ireland.
Kinahan hitman Trevor Byrne has been transferred to a different wing in Portlaoise Prison due to concerns from officers about a potential conflict with murderer Warren Dumbrell.

Plans for a five-story aparthotel featuring 25 suites in Portlaoise, Ireland, have received the green light, marking a new development for the area.
Amid reports of a security upgrade ahead of Daniel Kinahan’s potential return, there are calls for the reintroduction of army officers at Portlaoise Prison to secure the 'greatest flight risk'.

Gangland figure Freddie Thompson is set to go on trial in November for allegedly making threats to kill and assaulting another inmate in Portlaoise Prison.

Three individuals have been arrested in connection with the suspected murder of William Delaney, a 56-year-old Tipperary native who went missing from Portlaoise in 2019.

Aontú members from across Ireland are convening in Portlaoise for their annual Ard Fheis, with a primary focus on reforming the 'social contract'.

A report reveals that a man died in his cell at Midlands Prison in Portlaoise after staff were unable to find a key, forcing a nurse to watch helplessly as he lost consciousness.

Daniel Kinahan is likely to be held in a high-security wing of Portlaoise Prison, as the Prison Service has experience with high-risk, high-profile inmates.
A killer, who previously dumped a victim in a quarry, reportedly had his leg fractured during a violent altercation in Portlaoise prison, which was captured on a mobile phone.

The son of Brian Stack, a chief prison officer at Portlaoise Prison who was shot in the head by the Provisional IRA in 1983, has claimed in court that Sinn Féin's Pat Doherty sanctioned the shooting.