The claim
61% of all prisoners in Ireland are foreign nationals
Rating
Several datasets from organisations including The Council of Europe Annual Penal Statistics, which is also known by its French acronym SPACE, and the Irish Prison Service suggest the portion of foreign nationals in Irish prisons is considerably less than 20%.
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Original fact check ↗Sources and attribution
- [original] PA Media original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026