A prisoner who attempted suicide in his cell was delayed getting to hospital when paramedics who were carrying him on a stretcher got trapped in an elevator at the Midlands Prison, an investigation has found.

The 26-year-old was rushed to the Midlands Regional Hospital in Portlaoise after the electrical fault that caused the problem was resolved, but he w

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