29 per cent fewer people have been sent to prison this year than during the same period in 2019.
The Irish Prison Service says 2,954 people were jailed in the first six months of 2021.
That's down slightly on last year, and over 1,200 fewer than the same period in 2019.
Wicklow Councillors Split On Local Property Tax Rates
Will your property tax go up? Wicklow councillors will decide on Friday.
Wicklow's Jack Reynor To Be Honoured In Los Angeles
County Wicklow star to receive Oscar Wilde Award
Ominous Soundtrack Drowns Out Councillor's Message As Row Over Council Rent Hikes Rumbles On
A Bray councillor's TikTok about controversial new council rent scheme became a talking point for the wrong reasons, after the music he added overshadowed what he was saying.
East Coast FM's Jack Massey Among Ten Selected for the Learning Waves Journalism Graduate Programme
East Coast FM's Jack Massey Among Ten Selected for the Learning Waves Journalism Graduate Programme
New Water Mains In The Pipeline For Delgany
Works will begin on Church Road next week for "A water supply people can count on".
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