Former Mountjoy governor blames gangs and feuds after prison death

Robert O'Connor from Snowdrop Walk, Darndale in Dublin, died in hospital on Tuesday night. He was attacked in his cell on Friday evening and sustained serious head injuries. Picture: Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos

The former governor of Mountjoy Prison has warned that gang and drug feuds are responsible for violence in prisons and that if someone was determined to attack another prisoner then they would get the opportunity.

Referring to the death of a 34-year-old inmate at Mountjoy following an attack last week, John Lonergan said there was no guarantee that such attacks will never happen again.