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How would you feel about a prison being built in your area?

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  • 24-06-2024 1:03pm
    #1
    freshpopcorn
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    I remember sometime back in the 2000's it was rumoured that a prison was being in our area and the locals was up in arms about it.

    I've a relative who lives near a prison and she finds it no hassle. You might see extra Gardaì around,etc and it provides employment.

    I don't think I'd be overly concerned if I'm being honest about having one in the area.

    How would you feel about a prison being built in your area?



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    whitelaurel
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    would much rather a prison than a big dump. Or a big halting site. I’d say it wouldn’t affect much other than as you say employment.



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    Hungry Burger
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    Wouldn’t see any issue with it as long as it wasn’t one of those prisons where the prisoners can just walk straight out..



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    Strumms
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    there is barely room to build another house around where i live never mind a prison. 😅

    But from a safety point of view I wouldn’t care.

    Prisons however are generally monstrous eyesores so for that reason and all the extra traffic…. staff, visitors, deliveries, etc…. How would I feel ?

    Negatively !



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    Vote4Squirrels
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058357112/how-would-you-feel-about-a-prison-being-built-in-your-area

    I’m 2 minutes away from a huge prison and it doesn’t bother me, I walk past it every day.



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    MadYaker
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    I wouldn’t have an issue with it, we need more prisons.



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    SharkMX
    Registered Users Posts: 1,457 ✭✭✭SharkMX


    Id prefer if it was built in someone elses area :)

    We are all Nimbys when it our own back yards.

    But tbh there are worse things that could come to your area than a prison.

    A friend bought a new build house in Swords last year this year 2 traveler families moved in. One beside him and one across the road from him. The place is already looking like a halting site.



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    dulpit
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    2 anti-traveller posts in the first 6 replies. Stay classy AH.



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    SharkMX
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122297793#Comment_122297793

    Or just bury your head in the sand and ignore when there are issues. Hey, if that works for you?



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    dulpit
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122297803#Comment_122297803

    It's a thread about prisons in your area (to answer the OP, I wouldn't mind so long as traffic/etc is managed. The fact it's a prison isn't a worry). But it's AH, so break out the racism. Just waiting for the anti-trans and anti-social welfare to get the trifecta.



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    blade1
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058357112/how-would-you-feel-about-a-prison-being-built-in-your-area

    locals were up in arms?

    Id be more worried about them than people behind bars! 🙊



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    freshpopcorn
    Registered Users Posts: 30,594 ✭✭✭✭freshpopcorn


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122297832#Comment_122297832

    It's going back to the mid 2000's.

    I think it was to donwith the type of people it would bring to the area for visiting.



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    Kimbot
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    I have 2 prisons in my area and no bother at all with them, big employers.



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    Pauliedragon
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    Wouldn't bother me but we don't need any more prisons, nobody goes to jail these days anyway😋



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    artanevilla
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122297803#Comment_122297803

    It's a thread about prisons being built like.

    Two people have basically just ignored the thread topic and said completely out of context that they don't like travellers.



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    dulpit
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122297956#Comment_122297956

    There's an argument that people don't go to prison because of a lack of space. It would appear that on that basis we do need at least 1 more prison in Ireland.



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    Oscar_Madison
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    Absolutely no reason at all for a prison to be built in a residential area- that’s where houses need to be built.

    Given we’re so centralised with everything which puts pressure on housing etc the next prison needs to be built close to areas with low employment prospects or very few multinationals or businesses - it would encourage people from the area to stay and put down roots and for others to decamp from larger towns. It would bring millions in revenue into dilapidated towns - would need to be on a railway line also to facilitate visitor travel .



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    Pauliedragon
    Registered Users Posts: 2,777 ✭✭✭Pauliedragon


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122298051#Comment_122298051

    There's also an argument that violent people shouldn't be allowed to roam around us because there's no spaces. A judge shouldn't care about prison spaces they should lock them up then it's up the prison service to find room for them. Anyway this is a AH thread I don't want to derail it.



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    #19
    SharkMX
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122297826#Comment_122297826

    I guess people can be too sensitive to have a normal discussion. Much more important to be white knighting i guess.



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    muzakfan
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    Zero issue with it personally. Yes there are more criminals moving into your area , but they are, ya know behind bars. Plus those of a criminal persuasion are hardly going to want to live in the vicinity of a prison, where I suspect a lot of the properties would be inhabited by employees of the prison.



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    #21
    SharkMX
    Registered Users Posts: 1,457 ✭✭✭SharkMX


    <QUOTE>Artantevilla

    It's a thread about prisons being built like.

    Two people have basically just ignored the thread topic and said completely out of context that they don't like travellers.

    </QUOTE>

    Who said they dont like travelers?



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    #22
    SharkMX
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122298077#Comment_122298077

    Visitor travel. Kind of like another red line Luas where only upstanding citizens have to pay and you take your life in your hands depending on the type of person who gets on to hassle you. :)

    I love it. I vote we build 2 Prisons. One in Clare and one in Donegal, or possibly the Aran islands if we can swing it. We could link them up with a Luas if needed.



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    #23
    o1s1n
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122297931#Comment_122297931

    Same, don't give a thought to either of them at all.



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    #24
    covey123
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    I'd capitalise on it,build a hardware store that specialises in files nearby, and a bakery across the road....



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    #25
    SharkMX
    Registered Users Posts: 1,457 ✭✭✭SharkMX


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122298192#Comment_122298192

    But if there was a new one to be built would you not prefer it was built far away from you?



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    #26
    Quitelife
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    Ireland badly needs about 2 or 3 new prisons due to increase in population and general increase in violence in this country….having no prison space is presently giving the green light to scumbags to do as they please to the detriment of law abiding people .

    I would have no problem with one near me.



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    #27
    nachouser
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    We've about 5000 spaces, so very roughly .1% of the population are imprisoned. Looking at the UK, they've about 86000 imprisoned, about .13%. We could probably do with one more to hold about 500-800 people. 40-60m or so, on top of the 400m or so we currently spend. Not so much build it and they will come, cos they're already here.



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    #28
    StormForce13
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122298221#Comment_122298221

    Agreed.

    However that has nothing got to do with the title of this thread!

    I wouldn't particularly like a prison to be built in my area. That said, I'd prefer it to having an abattoir, an airport, a sewage processing plant, an incinerator or a halting site built there.



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    #29
    nachouser
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    I live near Arbour Hill. Without the signage you'd think it's a nursing home or whatever. I agree that there are much worse things that you could live near.



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    #30
    Greyfox
    Registered Users Posts: 3,840 ✭✭✭Greyfox


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122297733#Comment_122297733

    Nimbys for trivial reasons are arseh**es and we are not all Nimby arseh**es. For me I'd have no issue with a new prison built near me as its badly needed



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    Kimbot
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122298051#Comment_122298051

    We are over populated by approx 1/5th if I remember correctly and many more cases that are given suspended sentances etc. The only way Ireland could get away with building just one more prison to get out of this mess is to build a Super Prison that holds approx 2500+ people, Thornton Hall was suppose to do that but look at the land now going to housing asylum seekers after the gov paid way over the odds for the land etc.



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