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Mon 11 Nov 2002Jail officers warn on moves to sell prison in DublinThe sale of Shanganagh Prison in south Co Dublin, which was "now imminent", would remove one of the last "stepping stones" for young offenders to return to ordinary society, the Prison Officers' Association said yesterday.The association insisted that of the three prisons - Loughan House in Co Cavan, Shelton Abbey in Co Wicklow and Shanganagh Castle in south Co Dublin - earmarked for possible closure, Shanganagh was the most vulnerable.