A-Wing
A-Wing is a prison in County Laois, Leinster. A-Wing is situated nearby to the pitch Yard, as well as near the prison Workshops and Visiting.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Midlands Prison and Portlaoise Prison.
Midlands Prison
Prison
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The Midlands Prison is a medium security prison in Portlaoise, County Laois. It receives prisoners who are aged 17 years and over. It has a bed capacity of 870 and its daily average number of inmates resident in 2009 was 512. Midlands Prison is situated 130 metres east of A-Wing.
Portlaoise Prison
Prison
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Portlaoise Prison is a maximum security prison in Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland. Until 1929 it was called the Maryborough Gaol. It should not be confused with the Midlands Prison, which is a newer, medium security prison directly beside it; or with Dunamaise Arts Centre, which was the original Maryborough Gaol built c. 1789. Portlaoise Prison is situated 170 metres southwest of A-Wing.
St. Fintan’s Hospital
Hospital
St. Fintan's Hospital is a psychiatric hospital in Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland. St. Fintan’s Hospital is situated 340 metres south of A-Wing.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portlaoise and Emo.
Portlaoise
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Portlaoise or Port Laoise is the county town of County Laois, in the south midlands of Ireland. It's a large town that acts as a transport hub for the region and is within an hour's travel of Dublin.
Emo
Village
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Emo is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It is located near Portlaoise on the R422 regional road just off the M7 Dublin–Limerick motorway. Emo is situated 8 km northeast of A-Wing.
Ballyfin
Hamlet
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Ballyfin is a village and parish in the Slieve Bloom Mountains in County Laois, Ireland. It is around 8 km west of Portlaoise, on the L21121 local road which joins the R423 regional road between Mountrath and Mountmellick. Ballyfin is situated 9 km west of A-Wing.
A-Wing
- Type: Prison
- Categories: building and government building
- Location: County Laois, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.03862° or 53° 2′ 19″ northLongitude
-7.28633° or 7° 17′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C5J2PQ7+CFOpenStreetMap ID
way 259798245OpenStreetMap feature
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