Just after 10am, while waiting to be seen in the clinic, the prisoner asked for his handcuffs to be undone, saying he was hot and wanted to take off his jumper.
The injured officer is currently receiving treatment in the Mater hospital while the prisoner has been returned to Mountjoy where he will be interviewed by investigating gardaí. The Prison Officers Association , which has recently highlighted the increasing numbers of assaults against staff, said it is aware of the incident.
The POA annual conference last month heard that between 2021 and 2022 there was a 46 per cent increase in assaults on prison officers, from 91 incidents to 134.
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