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	Three young offenders escaped from Oberstown Detention Campus last night, during which the director of the facility was injured.</p>
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	One of the youths was caught by garda&iacute; while the other two remain at large, minister for children Katherine Zappone has confirmed.</p>
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	A staff member was attacked with a crow bar during the incident.</p>
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	It is understood the teens gained access to an angle grinder and cut a hole in the fence surrounding the facility to escape.</p>
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	Pat Bergin, the centre&#39;s director, sustained a small injury during the escape.</p>
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	Ms Zappone said the incident is &quot;upsetting and disappointing&quot;.</p>
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	She said she spoke to the director this morning.</p>
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	Ms Zappone said: &quot;There were three young people who took over a staff office. The staff came immediately and were negotiating with them.</p>
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	&quot;Eventually they managed to get out of the office and they absconded. They left the campus.</p>
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	&quot;While they were negotiating with the young people the garda&iacute; were called.</p>
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	&quot;One has been caught. Two are still missing. That is upsetting and disappointing.&quot;</p>
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	The minister referred to a fire at the campus last year and said that a series of &quot;positive changes&quot; have taken place since then as a result of a security review and the implementation of its recommendations.</p>
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	&quot;Incidents such as last night have gone down considerably. Unfortunately it happened.&quot;</p>
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	She pointed out that Oberstown is a detention centre and added: &quot;there is always a risk for these things to happen but I&#39;m hopeful that the young people will be returned&quot;.</p>
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	She said the implementation of the security review and changes in behavioural management and other policies put in place will continue to be reviewed and &quot;things will continue to get better.&quot;</p>
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	(Published by the Irish Independent on the 30th May 2017)</p>
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