Inmate wins right to appeal decision over his treatment by prison

Aged in his fifties, the man was serving a 12-year sentence for burglary and assault on a 97-year-old woman.

The court will also consider whether the prisoner is entitled to damages over the failure of prison authorities to take seriously his 50-day hunger strike protest, undertaken over the alleged refusal of authorities to deal with his complaints. File photo

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal by a prisoner raising important issues about the extent of the Irish Prison Service’s duties under its prisoner complaints policy.

The court will also consider whether the prisoner is entitled to damages over the failure of prison authorities to take seriously his 50-day hunger strike protest, undertaken over the alleged refusal of authorities to deal with his complaints.