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Dublin: Oberstown in ‘lock-down’ again overnight after further riot by youth

Posted on 2016/09/21 by egonihil

A group of youths understood to include those who were part of the riot that led to the fire and destruction of one part of the Irish prison in August were involved in a ‘barricade’ situation. The riot started yesterday … Continue reading →

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Dublin: Imprisoned youth run riot for hours, take control of prison and set it ablaze

Posted on 2016/09/02 by egonihil

On Monday night (29 August) during a riot a number of prisoners at the infamous Oberstown youth prison made their way to the roof after taking keys from a screw and set a fire on top of it. The blaze … Continue reading →

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