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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Paul Healy

Irish prisoners turning lives around with game-changing cooking course behind bars - including pop up restaurant

These prisoners say they’re turning their lives around after taking part in a game-changing culinary course behind bars.

The Mirror gained access to Cork Prison on Tuesday, where we spoke to prisoners who are taking part in a new eight-week ‘Practical Culinary Skills’ course that will significantly bolster their job prospects when they’re released.

And as part of the course, prisoners last night hosted a major dinner event — inviting guests from across the hospitality and restaurant industry into the prison for a four-course dinner in a ‘pop-up’ restaurant behind bars named The Open Door.

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