Five men convicted of Dale Creighton’s manslaughter attacked in prison

The five men sentenced for their part in the manslaughter of Dale Creighton have been moved to Portlaoise Prison after they were involved in a fight in Mountjoy Prison on Tuesday.

According to TheJournal.ie, the men were involved in an altercation with another group of men while in the gym area.

David Burke, Jason Beresford, Ross Callery, Graham Palmer and Gerard Stevens were all convicted of manslaughter for their part in the New Year’s Day attack in 2014, which led to Dale Creighton’s death.

On Monday the men were sentenced to between three years and seven and a half years, with all five being sent to Mountjoy.

Reports suggest the men were to be moved to Portlaoise Prison at some stage this week, but because of the altercation, that process was brought forward.

The Irish Prison Service said they had no comment to make about the incident at this time.