Arbour Hill Prison

Arbour Hill Prison
Arbour Hill Prison is located in Central Dublin
Arbour Hill Prison
Location in Central Dublin
LocationDublin
Coordinates53°20′58.3″N 6°17′15.8″W / 53.349528°N 6.287722°W / 53.349528; -6.287722
StatusOperational
Security classMedium security
Capacity148
Opened1848 (civilian 1975)
Managed byIrish Prison Service
GovernorMs. Claire Hurley

Arbour Hill Prison (Irish: Príosún Chnoc an Arbhair) is a prison located in the Arbour Hill area near Heuston Station in the centre of Dublin, Ireland. The prison is the national centre for male sex offenders.[1]

Adjacent to the prison are the Church of the Sacred Heart, the official church of the Irish Defence Forces, and its cemetery, containing a memorial and burial place of 14 executed leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising.

  1. ^ "Monitoring and treatment of sex offenders in Ireland". Citizens Information. Ireland: Citizens Information Board. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.

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