Mountjoy Prison has confirmed a COVID-19 outbreak at the jail with 19 prisoners and a number of staff testing positive for the virus.
The Irish Prison Service announced the cases this afternoon and said it is working closely with Public Health and the HSE to test inmates and staff and implement contact tracing.
A Prison Serrvice spokesman said: "The positive staff cases are currently confined to specific areas within the prison.
"Following engagement with Public health, HSE the testing of all staff and prisoners for Mountjoy and Dochas Prisons is ongoing."
The spokesman added that the Prison Service are working to facilitate access for families of prisoners although some contact may be limited in the short term.
He said: "To help prevent the spread of infection a strict regime has been introduced which may impact on access to video visits and phone calls in the short terms for prisoners in precautionary isolation however we are working to ensure that we can continue to facilitate family contact as far as possible."
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