There were 26 in Castlerea prison, with six prison officers attacked by inmates and there were 20 prisoner-on-prisoner assaults.

Details of the show were revealed by the Irish Prison Service, which said it was part of a fundraiser for three causes in Roscommon and surrounding counties.

It comes as the country’s prisons are overcrowded, with almost 4,900 inmates behind bars – almost 400 more than capacity.

There were 375 prisoners in the jail yesterday, which is significantly above its bed capacity of 340.

The current bed capacity is 340 at Castlerea prison, with inmates taking up 109% of the overall beds available.

Over the course of last year, 6 such letters were sent from Castlerea Prison, matching the number from the previous year.

Overcrowding has become a serious concern in 2023 however, with dozens of prisoners sleeping on cell floors.

These four projects will create 620 additional spaces for prisoners.