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John Lonergan

John Lonergan is a native of Bansha, Co. Tipperary. He joined the Irish prison service in March 1968. He was appointed Governor of Mountjoy Prison in 1984 and served in that capacity for over 22 years (he served as Governor the top security prison in Portlaoise from 1988 until 1992) He retired from the prison service in June 2010 having served over 42 years. He is the father of two grown up daughters. His autobiography ‘The Governor’ was published in October, 2010. In 2013 he wrote a book on parenting’ Raising your child in Ireland today’
He argues that poverty and social deprivation are the main contributory factors to young people getting involved in crime and believes that education is the only pathway out of the poverty trap.