Pat Hickey 'refused bail' in Rio and transferred to Bangu prison

Update 2.30pm: Pat Hickey has been transferred this morning to Bangu, the same prison as Mallon.

Update 1pm: The Olympic Council of Ireland have released a statement saying that they will stop their own internal inquiry into the ticket touting allegations in order to commission an independent inquiry.

They also said that they will fully co-operate with the Government inquiry into the allegations.