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HM Maghaberry

A modern high-security prison located in Lisburn, Northern Ireland

Mark Kennedy was a remand prisoner in Maghaberry Prison

Maghaberry Prison drug dealer found with 19 ‘wraps’ gets 14-month determinate sentence

A Co Antrim man caught dealing drugs inside a Northern Ireland prison during the Covid-19 lockdown was today jailed for six months.

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Attacks on Maghaberry Prison staff and prisoner-on-prisoner assaults raise concern, as new figures reveal 73 incidents in past year

More than 70 attacks have taken place in Northern Ireland’s top-security prison in the past year.

Roy Reynolds (left) and Michael Campbell on night Roy was killed

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Roy Reynolds killing: Murder accused under jail threat

A behind-bars bounty has been placed on the head of the man who says he killed Roy ‘Fobby’ Reynolds in self-defence.

Maghaberry Prison warder accused of smuggling items in for lifer

A prison officer and two women are due to appear in court on Monday accused of smuggling banned items into Northern Ireland’s largest jail for a life-sentence prisoner.

Belfast thug made sick court threat to cut Sinn Fein MP John Finucane’s throat

A man who threatened to cut John Finucane’s throat has been re-arrested after being released from prison.

POROUS: A CJI report highlighted the drug problem at Maghaberry

Prisoners fell ill after bad batch of drugs smuggled in

A major drugs probe is under way at a high-security prison after several inmates fell ill from taking pills smuggled inside.

CALLOUS: Malcolm McKeown lived and died by the sword

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exclusive Mob boss McKeown handed henchman shotgun used to kill dealer

Murdered crime lord Malcolm McKeown provided the shotgun used in the killing of drug dealer Paul Smyth.

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UDA and UVF row over money-spinning drug rackets

UDA leaders’ refusal to give up their money-spinning drugs rackets is causing a major rift with the rival UVF.

Authorities probe prison death of man charged with killing Kathleen Brankin

A series of investigations are under way after a man – who is understood to have been charged with killing Kathleen Brankin – died in custody at Maghaberry Prison.

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Killer doctor Declan O’Neill moved from Maghaberry Prison over relationship with another murderer

Killer doctor Declan O’Neill has been moved from the high-security Maghaberry Prison over his relationship with another murderer.

Career thief banned from shops by UVF back in jail

A PROLIFIC thief who was “banned from every shop” in loyalist areas of Belfast by the UVF is again behind bars after being convicted of stealing a tracksuit top.

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Gay Maghaberry prisoner to challenge jail sex ‘ban’

A life sentence prisoner has secured High Court permission to challenge an alleged ban on consensual sex within Northern Ireland's jails.

REMAND: Niall Lehd is awaiting sentencing on terror charges

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Bomb-maker had deadly cache for IRA splinter group

A dissident republican bomb-maker was set to provide a cache of deadly devices to a Continuity IRA splinter faction, a court has heard.

Michael Stone wearing a bulletproof jacket and a monitoring tag

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Sister of Michael Stone victim continues bid to have loyalist killer returned to prison

The sister of one of loyalist killer Michael Stone's victims has widened her legal bid to have him sent back to prison, the High Court heard today.

His legal challenge had been dismissed last year on the basis that it related to a specific three-month period in 2016 and was academic

Dissident Luke O'Neill to receive £5k for how Maghaberry Prison authorities dealt with potential threat against him

A man jailed for dissident republican terror offences is to receive £5,000 in a legal action over how prison authorities dealt with a potential threat against him, his lawyer revealed yesterday.

Maghaberry prisoners have created nesting and breeding boxes for endangered birds at Castle Espie in Northern Ireland (NIPS/PA)

Inmates create nesting boxes for endangered birds

Maghaberry prisoners have created dozens of nesting and breeding boxes for endangered birds at Castle Espie in Northern Ireland.

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