Prisoner 29630 and prisoner 29631 expected to work in prison kitchen

THE two men jailed for their part in the fracas that led to the death of Brian Murphy are expected to be put to work in the kitchen of the Midlands Prison.

Dermot Laide and Sean Mackey woke yesterday after their first night behind bars after being transferred from Mountjoy in Dublin to the Portlaoise jail.

Prisoners 29630, Laide, and 29631, Mackey, spent their first full day in prison being eased in to the routine. They also met the governor and received a medical examination.