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| Location | Blacklion, County Cavan |
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| Coordinates | 54°17′17″N 7°55′13″W / 54.288007°N 7.920188°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Open prison |
| Capacity | 140 |
| Opened | 1972 |
| Managed by | Irish Prison Service |
| Governor | Mr. Eddie Mullins |
Loughan House Open Centre (/lɒkˈæn/;[1] Irish: Teach an Locháin) is a low-security, open detention centre in Blacklion, County Cavan, Ireland. It was purchased by the Department of Justice in 1972 to be converted to a prison facility. It is low security, and caters for male inmates.[2]
Its current governor is Mr Mark Lydon. [3] It is run by the Irish Prison Service.
- ^ "Loughan House prepares inmates for release". Irish Prisons. 26 November 2015.
- ^ "What is the Loughan House? (with picture)". wiseGEEK.
- ^ "Prisons-Loughan_House". Archived from the original on 7 February 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.