Covid outbreak at Cork prison 

Restrictions in place as three inmates test positive for virus

According to the Irish Prison Service, 549 prisoners have now tested positive in the 22 months since the pandemic began.

Restrictions are in place in one area of Cork prison this weekend after three inmates tested positive for Covid-19.

The three are in the prison’s B division and mass testing of inmates in the division was carried out on Friday. An outbreak control team has been established to deal with the outbreak and a restricted regime is in place in the division.