Hunger strikers munching on tuck
Wednesday July 26 2006
The 15 prisoners "cleaned out" the prison tuck shop last week before they refused to take food from the prison's canteen at the weekend. A prison source revealed that business was booming for the jail tuck shop last week. "They obviously had this well planned as they cleaned out the tuck shop. They bought all the biscuits, pot noodles and bars of chocolate that they could.
"They certainly are not going hungry," said the source.
Since Saturday evening, the 15 convicts have refused meals from the prison canteen. They informed bewildered prison authorities they were protesting over conditions inside the jail and have made a number of demands.
Their demands include: more access to the exercise yard; better food from the canteen and a rescheduled gym roster. Those involved are aged from 18 to late 20s and include some of the city's most hardened criminals.
A spokesman for the prison said it was "not an issue". Prison sources said the menu on use is a standard 28-day menu, which is used in all other Irish prisons, and includes steak.
