Man (40s) arrested in connection with inmate’s death at Wheatfield Prison

A man in his 40s has been arrested in connection with the death of an inmate at Wheatfield Prison in Dublin on Thursday.The man is detained in a Garda station in Dublin, with investigations continuing, gardaí said.The deceased inmate was named locally as Brendan Gahan (39), from Tallaght, who was serving a sentence for

Brendan Gahan from Tallaght died after he was stabbed in the back of the head in his jail cell at around 10pm on Thursday night

A man has been arrested after a prisoner died following an assault at Wheatfield Prison in Dublin on Thursday night.

The inmate died in custody at Wheatfield Prison on Thursday.

Brendan Gahan, 39, died following an assault in his cell at Wheatfield Prison in west Dublin on Thursday — just eight months after he was first imprisoned there

NewsUK & WorldPrisonsA man in his 30s died at Dublin's Wheatfield PrisonAbigail Hunt Content Editor and Husna Anjum Senior Reporter10:44, 14 Aug 2026An investigation was launched after a man was 'stabbed to death' in prison.The incident happened at Wheatfield Prison, Dublin yesterday (August 13) where the victim was a

The Irish Prison Service has confirmed the death of a male occurred in custody at Wheatfield Prison on Thursday. Gardaí are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death

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