An inquest into the death of Ivan Rosney (36) heard evidence from an expert witness that prison officers involved in the fatal incident had diverged in several different ways from an Irish Prison Service manual on how to control difficult prisoners.

The fatal incident occurred as prison staff were attempting to return Mr Rosney to his cell after he resisted being brought to a booth on the ground floor of the prison for a court appearance via video-link

Ivan Rosney (37), a father of four from St Cynoc’s Terrace, Ferbane, Co Offaly, died on September 28th, 2020, after becoming unwell while being restrained by several prison officers in Cloverhill Prison.