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Gardaí seeking prisoner who escaped after attending hospital appointment in Mayo

The man, aged in his mid 30s, escaped from the custody of the Irish Prison Service at Mayo University Hospital in Castlebar yesterday morning.

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GARDAÍ ARE SEARCHING for an escaped prisoner who absconded from a hospital appointment yesterday morning.

The man, understood to be aged in his mid-30s and on remand for burglary-related charges, escaped on foot after attending Mayo University Hospital in Castlebar in the Connacht county while in the custody of the Irish Prison Service.

A spokesperson for the service said that the prisoner “had escaped custody while at hospital” and that gardaí “have been informed and are looking to catch him”.

The man had only been put on remand at Castlerea Prison the day before, they said.

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    Mute Crocodylus Pontifex
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    Sep 9th 2018, 7:16 PM

    Do you think his name or picture would be helpful in finding him?
    Nah, just post the picture of the boiler house, people will figure the rest out themselves

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    Mute sixmile
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    Sep 9th 2018, 7:17 PM

    @Crocodylus Pontifex:

    mulder and scully are on the case, they don’t need pics.

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    Mute Rua Kay
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    Sep 9th 2018, 7:09 PM

    Love the way. The journal shows a picture of the hospital boiler house from Google Maps. Lazy lazy.

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    Mute Maurice Dodd
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    Sep 10th 2018, 12:39 AM

    @Rua Kay: love the way he walks out
    Lazy lamy lols

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    Mute Patabake Kennedy
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    Sep 9th 2018, 8:20 PM

    Wonder how long he was waiting for his appointment, my one only took three years.

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    Mute sinead foley-coleman
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    Sep 9th 2018, 9:39 PM

    @Patabake Kennedy: probably 24 hours at most….quickest way to beat the hospital queues you know Patabake is to get yourself convicted of a crime. You’ll be seen in the hospital in jig time then!

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    Mute Patabake Kennedy
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    Sep 9th 2018, 10:04 PM

    @sinead foley-coleman: Do a crime, skip the queue, no imprisonment. Good one Sinead. My. I sure have been missing out on a good thing all my life.

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    Mute sinead foley-coleman
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    Sep 9th 2018, 10:07 PM

    @Patabake Kennedy: Mad isn’t it…. I’m just emailing this idea to dept of Health and Simon/ set of Justice….hospital lists cleared in no time and no prison overcrowding… two problems solved at the same time…gee I hope they appreciate my input!(“,)

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    Mute sinead foley-coleman
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    Sep 9th 2018, 10:08 PM

    @sinead foley-coleman: DEPT of justice!!

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    Mute sixmile
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    Sep 9th 2018, 7:16 PM

    pic should be “Mayo university hospital boiler room”.

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    Mute Brian
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    Sep 9th 2018, 7:10 PM

    The cheek of him. You can’t trust anyone these days.

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    Mute John Ryan
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    Sep 9th 2018, 7:24 PM

    New rule I’d say lads…if a prisoner absconds while supposedly needing hospital treatment the wardens should be allowed to give him a proper reason to go to hospital..if for nothing else than they’ll be doing paper work on this scut for the next month..

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    Mute Margate
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    Sep 9th 2018, 8:33 PM

    Imagine the Prison authorities declining his request/ referral for ‘ treatment ‘ in the hospital? Yep, some outrage then …his Rights, Breach of his Human Rights, Human Dignity etc etc… I wonder whose Rights did he destroy before being put away?? Authorities in this country simply cannot win, it’s beyond a joke.

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    Mute Siobhán Ni Mhurchú
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    Sep 9th 2018, 8:52 PM

    @Margate: could they not have kept him handcuffed to one of the officers ?

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    Mute Mazza86
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    Sep 12th 2018, 12:07 PM

    @Margate: victims don’t get a thought at all..

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    Mute WJH
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    Sep 9th 2018, 7:05 PM

    Did they not learn their lesson after that s@@mbag child killer in the North escaped in the same way?

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    Mute John Ryan
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    Sep 9th 2018, 7:26 PM

    @WJH: In fairness he was just basically let go..no escort or nothing..just “ah sure come back when you’re done”…

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    Mute helen walsh
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    Sep 10th 2018, 2:12 AM

    @WJH: is he or isn’t he in the ROI? As for this article, sheer rot..where’s the name where’s the photo, who picked him up

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    Mute Siobhán Ni Mhurchú
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    Sep 9th 2018, 8:29 PM

    Why are they only releasing the info now ?

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    Mute Patabake Kennedy
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    Sep 9th 2018, 8:34 PM

    @Siobhán Ni Mhurchú: They taught that he was still waiting to see a Doctor.

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    Mute Siobhán Ni Mhurchú
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    Sep 9th 2018, 8:50 PM

    @Patabake Kennedy: easy mistake I guess ..

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    Mute Stiofán De Priondárgas
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    Sep 9th 2018, 11:09 PM

    I think this is a job for Derry! “Catch him derry”

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    Mute eastsmer
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    Sep 9th 2018, 10:14 PM

    Meh. We live on an Island – if only we had one border control force

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