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Case No. 2233Assault · Co. Laois · 21 Feb 2025

Kinahan hitman Glen Thompson sanctioned after punching Nathan McDonnell in Portlaoise Prison

Glen Thompson, 29, a jailed Kinahan cartel hitman, punched 44-year-old Tralee businessman Nathan McDonnell in the face in his Portlaoise Prison cell on 21 February 2025, causing a broken jaw. Thompson was moved off the shared landing and sanctioned with a P19, while McDonnell's solicitor expects gardai to investigate the assault and is calling for a protection plan.

  1. Reported25 Feb
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

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11 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGlen Thompson punched Nathan McDonnell in the face in his Portlaoise Prison cell (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatMcDonnell suffered a broken jaw and is set to undergo surgery (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThompson was moved off the landing he shared with McDonnell (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThompson was sanctioned with a P19 reducing visits, phone calls, and gym access (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationMcDonnell's solicitor expects gardai to investigate the assault (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherNo one else was believed to be involved in the incident (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThompson is serving a 12-and-a-half-year sentence for his role in a plot to murder Patsy Hutch (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe Irish Prison Service declined to comment on the incident (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherMcDonnell pleaded guilty before the Special Criminal Court for the crystal meth importation (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe crystal meth was connected to the Mexican Sinaloa cartel (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherMcDonnell admitted he stored the machine at Ballyseedy Garden Centre for €150,000 (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 25 Feb2025
    Reportedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Kinahan hitman sanctioned over 'brutal' jail attack on shamed Nathan McDonnell

    Reports the in-prison assault, Thompson's P19 sanction and relocation, McDonnell's broken jaw and upcoming surgery, and his solicitor's call for a protection plan and gardai investigation.

    victim, Nathan McDonnell, 44, male, irish (judged from name)Nathan McDonnellsuspect, Glen Thompson, 29, male, namedGlen Thompson