The alleged incident took place earlier this month.
Gardaí are investigating an alleged hostage incident in a Midlands prison involving an Offaly man convicted of attacking a pensioner.
The Sunday World is reporting Clara's Dylan Coughlan allegedly took his cell mate hostage in Castlrea on September 19th in a bid to force a move out of the prison.
It's understood Mr Coughlan wanted to be moved back to the Midlands Prison.
He was sentenced to eight years in prison in 2022 after a court heard he was one of two men involved in an attack on a 70 year old man in 2019.
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