Frances Daly joined the Irish Prison Service in January 1991. Has served in various Prisons and all grades in the prison service, March 2020 appointed as Governor 1 Cloverhill Prison. Throughout her career she has been a catalyst for change and an innovator in implementing new systems.
In 2009 Frances took on the lead role as Governor for the Community Based Heath and First Aid in Prisons programme. This programme is a partnership between the Irish Red Cross, Education Training Board and the Irish Prison Service, it’s a peer led programme that was piloted in Wheatfield, rolled out to all prisons since 2014. The programme has received awards both nationally and internationally.