Inquest into paedophile's death in prison to examine cell allocation

Report raised concerns that Sean Leamy was sharing a cell with a younger inmate who was making hooch in their cell

Clare sex offender Sean Leamy died in a shared cell in the Midlands prison on February 12, 2013

The policy for allocating cells is to be examined as part of an inquest into a prisoner's death from blunt force trauma over a decade ago in the Midlands prison.

A preliminary hearing was held in Laois County Coroner's Court in Portlaoise on Monday to discuss the inquest into the death of Clare sex offender Sean Leamy,  who died in a shared cell in the prison on February 12, 2013.