A male prisoner in his 40s has died following an incident at Cloverhill Prison overnight.
Shortly after 5.30am on Saturday, October 5th, gardaí and emergency services were alerted by prison authorities to an incident within the prison.
The deceased was injured during the incident and received treatment from emergency services, but was pronounced dead a short time later.
Gardaí at Ronanstown are investigating all the circumstances surrounding the death.
The scene remains preserved for a full forensic and technical examination, a garda statement said.
The coroner has been notified and the services of the state pathologist and Garda Technical Bureau have been requested.
A Garda Senior Investigating Officer (SIO) has been appointed to lead the investigation and a family lialson officer has been assigned to the family of the deceased.
The investigation is ongoing.
