A protest is held outside Maghaberry Prison near Lisburn as inmates hunger strike over a prisoner being held in isolation after returning from hospital due to Covid-19 protocols.

Four men, including the chairman of Saoradh in Londonderry, have appeared in court on charges linked to disorder outside Maghaberry Prison at the weekend.

Four appear in court over disorder outside Maghaberry

HMP Maghaberry was built on the site of RAF Maghaberry, a World War II airfield near Lisburn, Northern Ireland, which was used as a flying station by the Royal Air Force and also as a transit airfield for the United States Army Air Forces (Copy from Wikipedia) - Credit: Philip Magowan / Presseye

Police are preparing to deal with a 24-hour protest outside Maghaberry Prison, with the rally arranged in support of dissident prisoners on hunger strike.

Protest planned for Maghaberry amid prisoners’ hunger strike

A 47-year-old man has died in custody at Maghaberry Prison outside Lisburn, the Northern Ireland Prison Service has confirmed.

Investigations launched into death in custody at Maghaberry

The charity Crimestoppers is offering up to £5,000 for information leading to the arrest of unlawfully at large killer Thomas McCabe.

Crimestoppers offers reward over convicted killer

Police are trying to trace a 23-year-old man who is unlawfully at large from Maghaberry Prison after having his licence revoked.

Police searching for man ‘unlawfully at large’

NI Justice Minister Naomi Long says the early release of prisoners is not a step to be taken lightly, but a necessary response to Covid-19.

Some prisoners to be released in response to Covid-19

Visits to prisons in Northern Ireland will be suspended from Monday, due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Prison visits suspended from Monday across NI

A court has heard details about how a prison officer who died following a bomb attack volunteered alongside the man on trial for his murder.

Prison officer ‘never had cross words’ with murder accused

Police are searching for convicted murderer Thomas McCabe who is unlawfully at large from prison again, having also absconded last year.

Police searching for convicted killer unlawfully at large

The Prison Service has confirmed the death of a prisoner from Magilligan in Co Londonderry.

Magilligan prisoner dies in custody

A man who absconded from Magilligan Prison more than three years ago has been extradited from the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland.

Prisoner who absconded in 2015 extradited back to NI

A prisoner convicted over gun crime has absconded while on home leave from Maghaberry Prison.

Maghaberry prisoner absconds while on home leave

A 28-year-old Maghaberry prisoner has died in custody, the Northern Ireland Prison Service has confirmed.

Maghaberry prisoner, 28, dies in custody

Police are trying to track down an unlawfully at large prisoner who was last seen in Belfast city centre three days ago.

Police hunting ‘unlawfully at large’ prisoner

Levels of violence and disorder have reduced significantly at Maghaberry Prison, according to prison inspectors.

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