Dundons appeal being held in segregation

Brothers John and Desmond Dundon, both serving life sentences for murder, have mounted a legal challenge to being held in the segregation unit at the maximum security prison at Portlaoise.

Their counsel yesterday told the High Court the Dundons, along with Nathan Kileen, who are on a 22-hour lock up in “the block”, represent a considerable challenge for the prison authorities who day by day face a difficult job.

But Micheál P O’Higgins said that was no justification for not applying the prison rules.