Prisoner escapes while in Roscommon hospital

An escaped prisoner remains at large this morning after he escaped form a hospital in Co Roscommon last night.

An escaped prisoner remains at large this morning after he escaped form a hospital in Co Roscommon last night.

The man, who was being detained at Castlerea Prison on theft charges, was being treated in the hospital since Friday.

He escaped through a window yesterday evening and made his getaway in a stolen car.

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