Fresh call for review after man takes his own life in Cork Prison

An independent medical review was first sought by the coroner’s court after Andrew Gearns' death in Cork Prison in 2020. Picture: Dan Linehan

The brother of a man who died by suicide in Cork Prison has called for an urgent independent review into medical care after another man took his own life there following cancelled psychiatric appointments.

A Polish national, identified only as Mr C in the Inspector of Prisons’ report, was found to have taken his own life in January 2022 after two psychiatric appointments were cancelled because of a lack of prison staff.