"Ever wondered what life is really like inside Ireland's prisons - the smells, the food, even the toilets? We're lifting the lid and taking you behind those high walls, as we're joined by three prison officers who've seen it all,"
"I hadn't realised that there was that type of money available for doing a podcast. I don't know the full story in respect of it but it seems to be a lot of money for recruitment, It's a lot of money to spend on a podcast for recruitment being frank, and I'm surprised that that amount of money was spent. It doesn't strike me as being necessary expenditure when you consider all the obligations that rest on the prison service at present."
"It's the best advertising we ever got, It's been great, every business in the country is onto us, looking for advertising. Sure, I don't know, see what happens. We don't have anything in the book at the moment."
Johnny 'Smacks' McMahon and Johnny 'B' O'Brien of The 2 Johnnies invoiced €20,000 plus €4,600 VAT for a 1-hour 43-minute episode that featured interviews with prison officers. The episode description promised behind-the-scenes details of prison life and formed part of a bespoke commercial package intended to promote careers at the Irish Prison Service. The hosts described the episode as highly effective advertising and reported increased commercial interest. Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan described the payment as a large sum for recruitment and questioned whether the expenditure was necessary given the obligations facing the prison service.
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