Gardai have launched an investigation following the death of a 24 year-old man who was stabbed during a violent incident in Mountjoy Prison this evening.
The attack happened shortly after 6pm. The prisoner, who is from Dublin, was removed to the Mater Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
In a statement issued this evening, the Prison Officers Association extended its sympathies to the family of friends of the prisoner and said it was seeking an urgent meeting with the Director of the Prison Service "to discuss this most serious and worrying matter." Jim Mitchell, President of the POA said this evening, "This has also been a most difficult situation for our professional and dedicated staff at Mountjoy who acted so bravely in endeavouring to have this most serious incident avoided"
The scene has been preserved for a full technical examination.
