A man has died while in a garda station in Waterford, despite repeated attempts to resuscitate him. It has been confirmed that in the early hours of the morning of Saturday, February 21, a man in his 50s, who was in garda custody at a garda station in County Waterford, was discovered unresponsive in a cell and urgent assistance was requested. Despite immediate resuscitative attempts by garda members and by medical personnel and first responders who attended, the man was later pronounced deceased. The coroner has been notified. As per garda policy, this matter has been referred to Fiosrú, the Office of the Police Ombudsman, under Section 203(1) of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act, 2024“As this matter is being investigated by Fiosrú, An Garda Síochána is not in a position to comment,” added a garda spokesperson.

Source: Irish Independent February 23, 2026 11:26 UTC