Covid-19 outbreak at Mountjoy prison infects 19 inmates

All staff and prisoners at Mountjoy are being tested after an outbreak of Covid-19 at the facility. File Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

All staff and prisoners at Mountjoy Prison and the Dochas women’s prison are undergoing mass testing for Covid-19 following an outbreak at Mountjoy, the Irish Prison Service (IPS) has confirmed.

Contact tracing is underway after 19 positive cases of the virus were identified amongst prisoners at Mountjoy.