Mountjoy Prison

Mountjoy Prison
View of the prison from North Circular Road
Mountjoy Prison is located in Central Dublin
Mountjoy Prison
Location in Central Dublin
LocationNorth Circular Road
Phibsborough
Dublin 7
D07 KTC1
Coordinates53°21′42″N 06°16′03″W / 53.36167°N 6.26750°W / 53.36167; -6.26750
StatusOperational
Security classMedium security
Capacity570
Population550 (as of 2015)
Opened1850; 174 years ago (1850)
Managed byIrish Prison Service
GovernorRay Murtagh

Mountjoy Prison (Irish: Príosún Mhuinseo), founded as Mountjoy Gaol and nicknamed The Joy, is a medium security men's prison located in Phibsborough in the centre of Dublin, Ireland.[1] The current prison Governor is Ray Murtagh.

  1. ^ CPT (2011). Report to the Government of Ireland on the Visit to Ireland Carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhumane or Degrading Treatment or Punishment from the 25 January to the 5 February 2010 (PDF). Strasbourg. p. 18. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)