Four arrested in probe into alleged prison assault

Garda have arrested for men in the Midlands Prison in Portlaoise this morning as part of a probe into an alleged assault in the prison on Saturday.

In a statement, Gardai said they are "investigating all the circumstances of an Assault Causing Harm, which is alleged to have taken place in the Midlands Prison on the 6th December 2025."

This morning investigating Gardaí from the Serious Crime Unit, Laois/Offaly Garda Division arrested four males (aged in their 20s and 30s) at the Midlands Prison, Portlaoise.

All four are being detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at Garda Stations in the Garda Eastern Region.