Wheatfield Place of Detention (Irish: Príosún Pháirc na Cruithneachta) is a closed, medium security prison located on Cloverhill Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22.

It receives male prisoners of 17 years of age and older from the counties of Louth, Meath, Monaghan, Wexford and Wicklow.

It has a bed capacity of 430 and in 2009 the average daily number of inmates resident was 426.

[3][4][5] The quadcopter collided with wires designed to prevent helicopters landing to aid escapes, causing it to crash.

[3][5] The quadcopter was badly damaged by the crash, though an unsuccessful attempt was made to fly it out of the prison.