Fianna Fáil calls for stab vests for prison officers following Cork attack

Stab vests need to be issued to all prison officers after the murder of an inmate in Cork, Fianna Fáil has said.

Justice spokesman Niall Collins said the €500 cost of such equipment was a small price to pay for protection of officers inside prison.

Mr Collins also called for the Government to bring in a mandatory five-year jail term for people who assault prison officers and emergency service workers like firemen. The remarks came after 42-year-old Graham Johnson from West Cork was found stabbed to death on Saturday evening.