Man jailed for assaulting two prison officers

A man who assaulted two prison officers leaving both with broken noses that required corrective surgery under general anaesthetic has been sentenced to 15 months in prison.

John Coleman (aged 35) of Greenfort Gardens, Clondalkin pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assaulting Dermot Donovan and Liam Hammersley causing them harm at Cloverhill Prison on November 26, 2005.