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Sean McGovern, identified as a Kinahan lieutenant, has initiated legal proceedings against the Irish State, including the governor of Portlaoise Prison and the Minister for Justice, regarding his detention.
Cartel boss Daniel Kinahan has requested a prayer mat, Koran, and an hour-long meeting with his former number two, Sean McGovern, from Portlaoise Prison chiefs, with a face-to-face meeting reportedly granted.
A pilot program for in-cell landline phones in Irish prisons, where calls will be recorded and monitored, could be expanded, with officials not ruling out their implementation in Portlaoise Prison.
Gangland figure Freddie Thompson is set to go on trial in November for allegedly making threats to kill and assaulting another inmate in Portlaoise Prison.
Kinahan hitman Trevor Byrne has been transferred to a different wing in Portlaoise Prison due to concerns from officers about a potential conflict with murderer Warren Dumbrell.
Dublin criminal Sean McGovern has initiated judicial review proceedings, naming the Irish Prison Service and the Minister for Justice in his legal action against the governor of Portlaoise Prison.
Daniel Kinahan, an alleged Irish crime boss, has been extradited from Dubai and charged in a Dublin court with directing a criminal organization. His return to Ireland marks the end of a long international pursuit for one of the country's most wanted men.
Amid reports of a security upgrade ahead of Daniel Kinahan’s potential return, there are calls for the reintroduction of army officers at Portlaoise Prison to secure the 'greatest flight risk'.
A killer, who previously dumped a victim in a quarry, reportedly had his leg fractured during a violent altercation in Portlaoise prison, which was captured on a mobile phone.
Alleged cartel leader Daniel Kinahan is reportedly seeking legal representation from firms in Northern Ireland, with a Belfast-based solicitor said to have visited him in Portlaoise Prison last week.
Mob boss Daniel Kinahan is expected to return to Ireland within a fortnight, with authorities in the UAE reportedly wanting him gone. He is anticipated to be housed at Portlaoise Prison.
Daniel Kinahan is likely to be held in a high-security wing of Portlaoise Prison, as the Prison Service has experience with high-risk, high-profile inmates.
The son of Brian Stack, a chief prison officer at Portlaoise Prison who was shot in the head by the Provisional IRA in 1983, has claimed in court that Sinn Féin's Pat Doherty sanctioned the shooting.