Person: Freddie Thompson

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<p>The issue first came to light in 2019, when Freddie Thompson made a complaint that three junior officers were bad-mouthing three more senior officers to prisoners. Picture: Colin Keegan/Collins</p>

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Prison officers 'urged inmates to attack colleagues'

A Garda file on the investigation has now been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions

<p>Freddie Thompson (pictured) told the investigator that one of the senior officers, in particular, was targeted in this manner to the extent that it “may put his life in danger if prisoners were to believe that he was lying and could not be believed”.</p>

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Mick Clifford: Prison officers should protect each other, so what went wrong?

<p>Freddie Thompson (pictured), who was found guilty of the murder of David Douglas, claims he is being detained in conditions that amount to a "punishment". File Picture</p>

court and crime

Convicted murderer Freddie Thompson begins High Court action against prison conditions

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Portlaoise: A prison apart in the system again courts controversy

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Gardaí and HSE probe claims lives of prison officers were put at risk

court and crime

Killer Freddie Thompson suing over refusal of legal aid

Michael Clifford: A whole different kind of craziness unfolding in Portlaoise Prison

Crazy things happen in prisons. It’s the nature of the institution. But a whole different kind of craziness is now unfolding in Portlaoise Prison, centred on the block that houses some of the most notorious criminals in the state.

Tue, 20 Apr, 2021

Gangland murderer Freddie Thompson makes second complaint about prison safety

Thompson, who is serving a life sentence for a gangland murder, has complained that no actions were taken against prison officers who were found to have put their colleagues’ lives in danger by disparaging them in front of prisoners

Tue, 20 Apr, 2021

Michael Clifford: How has nothing been done about safety concerns for prison officers in Portlaoise?

Freddie Thompson, a prisoner in A-Block of Portlaoise Prison, made a complaint for fears about the safety of prison officers. Nothing has come of it

Sat, 13 Mar, 2021

Officers told Freddie Thompson that superiors were 'idiots'

Three prison officers have been found to have made disparaging remarks about senior colleagues to some of the most dangerous criminals in the State.

Sat, 26 Sep, 2020

Justice imprisoned: How a report with implications for prison officer safety met with delays and inaction

After an independent investigation concluded that three prison officers had undermined senior colleagues, possibly putting their safety in danger, by making disparaging and untrue comments about them to some of the most dangerous criminals in the State, the investigator’s report was retained in headquarters, without follow-up actions, for eight months, reports Michael Clifford

Sat, 26 Sep, 2020

Mary Lou McDonald welcomes Freddie Thompson conviction

Sinn Féin has welcomed the conviction of gangland murderer Freddie Thompson at the Special Criminal Court.

Tue, 04 Sep, 2018

Detective sergeant tells murder trial Freddie Thompson is man in 'spotter' car

A detective sergeant has identified Frederick 'Freddie' Thompson as the man in one of four ‘spotter’ cars allegedly used in the killing of a Dublin shoe shop manager.

Thu, 10 May, 2018

Murder accused Freddie Thompson shouts curses in court as judge refuses bail

Murder accused Frederick “Freddie” Thompson shouted obscenities in court this morning after he was refused bail by a High Court judge.

Tue, 03 Oct, 2017

Man under heavy armed guard charged in Dublin court with murder of father-of-one

A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of David Douglas, who was shot dead in Dublin earlier this year.

Mon, 07 Nov, 2016

Gardaí monitoring Dublin Airport ahead of Hutch funeral

Gardaí are keeping a close eye on suspects travelling in and out of Dublin Airport in the run-up to tomorrow’s funeral of Edward Hutch Sr.

Thu, 18 Feb, 2016

Gangland violence: Nothing left to chance during a testing week for gardaí

The sight of heavily armed men in balaclavas packed inside black Landcruisers gave many a passing pedestrian a startle.

Tue, 16 Feb, 2016

Ex-footballer awarded €85k damages

A High Court jury has awarded €85,000 in damages to former Premiership footballer David Speedie over a newspaper article which they found defamed him by saying gardaí had reason to suspect him of being involved in criminal activity.

Tue, 30 Jun, 2015

‘Fat Freddie’ jailed for funeral brawl

“Fat” Freddie Thompson has been jailed for 20 months for his part in a pub brawl “sparked by slagging” at a funeral during which a beer bottle was thrown at the victim.

Tue, 03 Feb, 2015

'Fat Freddie' Thompson jailed for 20 months after starting brawl in Dublin

'Fat' Freddie Thompson has been jailed for 20 months for starting a pub brawl in Dublin’s city centre.

Mon, 02 Feb, 2015

Man accused of having phone in jail

Freddie Thompson has appeared in court charged with unlawfully having a mobile phone in prison custody.

Tue, 23 Dec, 2014

Violent disorder trial delayed by video evidence

Dublin man Freddie Thompson's trial for violent disorder has been delayed.

Fri, 11 Jul, 2014

CCTV footage checked in crime boss killers’ hunt

Gardaí are trawling through CCTV footage for clues relating to the gang of hitmen who carried out a "highly professional assassination" of crime boss Christopher Zambra last Sunday.

Wed, 07 May, 2014

Dutch police hold Irish man wanted by Gardaí

An Irish man is in custody in Amsterdam this morning after he was detained yesterday on foot of an international arrest warrant.

Tue, 06 May, 2014

Gardaí ‘closing in’ on men behind gangland killing

Gardaí are confident of making progress in the investigation into the gangland murder of Gerard Eglington in Co Laois last Monday.

Fri, 28 Sep, 2012

Father shot dead in Dublin gangland attack

A man shot dead in the second gangland-style gun attack in a day survived a similar attempt on his life last year.

Tue, 25 Sep, 2012

Double gang deaths

There were fears that the country’s bloodiest crime feud has re-ignited after two gangland figures were gunned down in the same day.

Tue, 25 Sep, 2012

Woman linked to criminal had list of jurors

A GARDA investigation has been launched into how a close associate of a major criminal figure came into possession of a list of the names and addresses of an entire jury involved in the convicted killer’s trial.

Mon, 08 Mar, 2010