Gardaí identify prison murder suspect

DETECTIVES investigating the murder of a prisoner in Mountjoy have identified a prime suspect and recovered a makeshift knife used in the killing.

Alan Greene, a 31-year-old serving a nine-month sentence for drug offences, was fatally stabbed in the B wing of the prison at midday on Tuesday and died in hospital 45 minutes later.

Gardaí discovered a blood-stained, make-shift knife and clothes believed to have been worn by the killer and are confident they have identified the inmate who stabbed Mr Greene in the chest.