Thanks, Dougal, craic to you.

On St. Patricks day we move into Portlaoise prison for two months, the most heavily secured prison in europe.

what did you do to get sent there??

Originally Posted by Locke

what did you do to get sent there??

I am more interested in why they are going there?

What did I do? Im a newbie in the barracks im getting all the sugar jobs. Portlaoise prison is home to Irelands biggest convics most being IRA, INLA members and the european drug dealers, so the army have a presances on this civi jail

ah you guarding the real bad boys eh?
good thing you are tougher than those ill disciplined sods

craic to ya doug, good luck

Any craic lads and lassies??

Han the .5 HMG done now,


expand your mind

portlaois..god love ya. I'd say thats wild exciting. At least its handy if ya go to electric picnic, stradbally is just over the road.

I bust my knee playing hurling so got put of the prison list.

Two days ago I concered the highest mountain in ireland, one of the toughest things ive done but very doable. Im still hurting

Originally Posted by dougal

I bust my knee playing hurling so got put of the prison list.

Two days ago I concered the highest mountain in ireland, one of the toughest things ive done but very doable. Im still hurting

Carrantuohill! Great little climb, good for novices. If you aren't used to climbing, though, that was a tough one to start with. Get that money shot with the iron cross? Good job!

Btw, did you guys use Devil's Ladder? Last time we were there, we ended up having to descend that way to help a few climbers that had busted their ankles from all of the loose boulders on DL.