Speaking on the Hard Shoulder last week on the issue of shoplifting, former Garda Inspector and Risk Assessor Tony Gallagher called on the Government to explore the privatisation of the prisons service, as capacity continues to impact sentencing among other issues…

So, is he right? Could the privatisation of prisons help alleviate the current problems around prison capacity?

Joining Kieran to discuss is John McGuirk, Editor of Gript.ie and Matt Carthy, Sinn Féin TD for the Cavan-Monaghan constituency.