Prison officers angry that prisoners may be vaccinated before them 

John Clinton, general secretary of the Prison Officers' Association, pointed out that their members may be the only unvaccinated people in a hospital while on escort duty. File picture

A work to rule by prison officers is motivated by anger that prisoners may receive the Covid-19 vaccine ahead of them, according to a number of officers who spoke to the Irish Examiner. 

The work to rule, in which members of the Prison Officers' Association (POA) have been instructed to do the minimum according to employment agreements, started yesterday morning.