The accused, a man in his 50s who cannot be identified for legal reasons, has pleaded not guilty.

Chris Dignam-Healy (27), a father of two from Ashbourne, Co Meath died in the emergency department at the Mater in Dublin on January 23rd, 2023

Saoirse Brady, the executive director of the Irish Penal Reform Trust, said prisons are 'overstretched' with a record number of people incarcerated