Prison officers: Nóirín O’Sullivan hasn’t seen fit to meet with us about PO assaults

The Prison Officers’ Association claims it has been denied a face-to-face meeting with Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan in relation to serious concerns it has regarding the investigation of assaults by inmates on prison officers.

POA bosses said they wrote to Ms O’Sullivan a year ago seeking such a meeting, but that she offered a meeting with her senior managers.

Speaking at its annual conference in Galway, POA president Stephen Delaney said there were numerous cases of assaults on prison officers that were not investigated properly and where no prosecutions were taken.