Five inmates have been sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for their roles in a violent fracas at Mountjoy Prison three years ago.

There are strong denials that overcrowding was to blame for a riot at Mountjoy jail which saw three prison officers injured.

Prisoners’ rights groups said today that overcrowding and conditions were to blame for a riot at Mountjoy jail in which three officers and an inmate were injured.

Three prison officers and an inmate were recovering in hospital today after a riot at Mountjoy jail.