Court of Appeal dismisses prison governor's ban of allegedly rude solicitor

The judge said he did not believe it was open to a governor to exclude a solicitor from visiting any of their clients 'simply because he or she has been rude to prison officers'

Dublin solicitor Caroline Egan brought a challenge over her exclusion from Cloverhill Prison following complaints by staff to the governor that she was allegedly rude and aggressive in dealing with them when requesting "walk-in" visits to clients. File photo: Niall Carson/PA

A prison governor was not entitled to ban a solicitor from visiting clients in prison after it was alleged she had been rude to prison staff, the Court of Appeal (CoA) has ruled.

Dublin solicitor Caroline Egan brought a challenge over her exclusion from Cloverhill Prison following complaints by staff to the governor that she was allegedly rude and aggressive in dealing with them when requesting "walk-in" visits to clients. Ms Egan strongly denied she was rude or aggressive.