Dóchas Centre

Dóchas Centre
Location in Central Dublin
LocationPhibsborough, Dublin
Coordinates53°21′42.3″N 6°16′2.8″W / 53.361750°N 6.267444°W / 53.361750; -6.267444
StatusOperational
Security classMedium security
Capacity105
Opened1999
ClosedOperational
Managed byIrish Prison Service
GovernorMary O'Connor

The Dóchas Centre (Irish: lárionad le Dóchas) is a closed, medium security prison, for females aged 18 years and over, located in Mountjoy Prison in Dublin, Ireland. It is also the committal prison for females committed on remand or sentenced from all Courts outside the Munster area of Ireland.

Dóchas is one of two women's prisons in Ireland, the other is located in Limerick Prison. It has a staff of 88 not including teachers, chaplains, nurses, probation and welfare, doctors, psychiatrists and counsellors.

Dóchas [ˈd̪ˠoːxəsˠ] is Irish for hope making the literal name of the prison "Centre for Hope." In 2022, the prison was renamed to Mountjoy Female Prison.