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Irish prisons earned €12.47 million in 2025, up 20.6%, due to overcrowding and cashless tuck shop sales.
Prison overcrowding in Ireland has driven record tuck shop revenues, with 11 prisons earning €12.47 million in 2025—up 20.6% from 2024—due to a prisoner population at 124% capacity in early 2026.
Mountjoy and Wheatfield prisons led with €2.72 million and €2.33 million respectively.
Profits rose 61% to €781,224, funded by sales of food, drinks, tobacco, toiletries, and magazines through a cashless system.
Surpluses support prisoner programs.
Revenue reached €2.2 million in the first two months of 2026.
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Las cárceles irlandesas ganaron 12,47 millones de euros en 2025, un aumento del 20,6%, debido al hacinamiento y a las ventas en tiendas sin dinero en efectivo.