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Jailhouse rats
Irish Daily Star
|March 02, 2026
RATS, flies, ants and a “mummified mouse” were among the pests that had to be dealt with at a detention centre for young offenders last year.
Records released under the Freedom of Information Act show management at Oberstown battled a variety of pests during 2025, with exterminators highlighting a “high risk” of reinfestation by rats from neighbouring land.
This story is from the March 02, 2026 edition of Irish Daily Star.
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