Ireland Crime

Details the discovery of an illegal phone concealed in the suspect's rectum, his trashing of his cell and subsequent P19 punishment, and the ongoing Garda investigation including CCTV harvesting and forensic examination before a file is sent to the DPP.

Reports that the man in his 40s arrested in connection with the stabbing was released without charge, with a file to be submitted to the DPP. Adds details on Gahan's cause of death (catastrophic blood loss, severed artery), his prior conviction (two counts of possessing drugs with intent to supply, behind bars since December 2025), and confirms the Irish Prison Service is conducting its own investigation.

The arrested man was released without charge on 16 August 2026; a file will be submitted to the DPP.

Confirms the suspect is a man in his 40s (resolving the earlier discrepancy with 30s), arrested on Saturday 15 August 2026 and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. Adds that Gahan had been in custody since December 2025 after admitting two counts of possessing drugs with intent to supply, and that the Irish Prison Service confirmed the death in custody with its own investigation underway alongside Gardaí and the Inspector of Prisons.

Confirms the arrest of a man in his 40s (existing case recorded 30s), specifies the cause of death as a single cut to the neck severing an artery, states Gahan had been in prison since December 2025 for two counts of possessing drugs with intent to supply, and notes the Irish Prison Service is conducting a separate investigation alongside the Garda inquiry.

Confirms the suspect is a man in his 40s (resolving the earlier discrepancy of 30s vs 40s). Adds that Gahan was serving a three-year, nine-month sentence, was sentenced in Dublin in February after pleading guilty to two counts of possession of drugs for sale or supply, and died shortly before midnight after an alleged assault while sharing his cell with another inmate.

Garda press release confirming the arrest of a male in his 40s, detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in Dublin, in connection with the death at Wheatfield Prison.

Names the victim as Brendan Gahan, 39, from Tallaght, and provides details of his sentence (three years and nine months for two counts of possession of drugs for sale or supply, sentenced in Dublin in February). Confirms Gardaí are awaiting a postmortem and examining whether a bladed weapon was used.

Confirms the Irish Prison Service is carrying out its own investigation alongside Gardaí; details that a Senior Investigating Officer, Family Liaison Officer, and Garda National Technical Bureau were assigned; victim described as from south west Dublin and serving a sentence at the prison.