Prisoners not produced for court in Longford due to Covid-19 outbreaks in Irish Prisons
Reporter:
);
There are restrictions on the production of prisoners from four a number of Irish prisons due to Covid-19 outbreaks, the Leader can confirm.
At a sitting of Longford District Court on Tuesday, it was revealed by Judge Seamus Hughes that a number of prisoners would not be produced from Castlerea, Portlaoise, Wheatfield and Mountjoy prisons.
Judge Hughes noted the outbreaks and adjourned a number of cases, including the case of one man who was due to be served the book of evidence on Tuesday. His case has been put back to January 19.