Jason Morrissey dies serving manslaughter sentence in prison

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Jason Morrissey died while serving an 18-year manslaughter sentence, reported from Limerick Prison on 29 December 2014. He was jailed for killing James Tynan after punching him outside a Thurles nightclub. His death was suspected to involve a drug overdose, and it was being investigated by Gardaí, the Prison Service and the Inspector of Prisons.

Morrissey, aged 25 and from Toomevara, County Tipperary, was found during a routine cell check at about 4am on Saturday, 27 December 2014. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation was performed and a doctor was called, while his body was taken for postmortem examination.