Prison overcrowding leads to record tuck shop revenues
Prison overcrowding leads to record tuck shop revenues
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Prison overcrowding leads to record tuck shop revenues
Overcrowding in the Irish prison estate contributed to prison tuck shops enjoying record revenues of €12.47m for 2025.
The combined revenues at the 11 tuck shops of €12.47m in 2025 are a 20.6% increase on the combined revenues of €10.34m for 2024.
The surge in revenues comes against the background of a larger customer base for the tuck shops due to continuing over-crowding at Irish prisons.