Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted

Born

Between January 1979 and January 1980, from the ages reported

Offences

Smuggling drugs into prison

Where

Co. Laois

Reporting

1 report, 29 Jan 2026 to 29 Jan 2026

Outlets

leinsterexpress.ie

• Woman admits bringing drugs into Portlaoise Prison, given community service Smuggling drugs into prison · Co. Laois

  Elaine O'Callaghan (46), of Limerick, admitted bringing drugs into Portlaoise Prison in Laois on November 27, 2024. She appeared before Portlaoise District Court, where Judge Susan Fay read a probation report that solicitor Josephine Fitzpatrick described as positive, and the judge noted she had no previous convictions. The court sentenced her to 40 hours of community service in lieu of four months in prison. The latest development is that sentence, reported by Leinster Express, with the article dated January 29, 2026 in its metadata and January 31, 2026 in its text.

  Sentenced, 29 Jan 2026Convicted · 1 report

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 29 Jan2026
   Sentencedleinsterexpress.ie, in Woman admits bringing drugs into Portlaoise Prison, given community service

   Woman attempted to smuggle drugs into Portlaoise Prison

   convicted, Elaine O'Callaghan, 46, female, named, irish (judged from name)Elaine O'Callaghan♀46IE

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