Female prison officer under investigation over affair with inmate

An Garda Síochána and the Irish Prison Service have launched separate investigations after a prison officer said a colleague was having an affair with a prisoner. Stock picture

A female prison officer who discovered a female colleague, who is also a prison officer, was in a relationship with a prisoner was threatened she would be physically harmed if she went public about the affair.

Gardaí and the Irish Prison Service have launched separate investigations into the affair and subsequent threats.