Convicted rapist loses privileges after being caught with mobile phone in jail

Midlands prison

Patrick O'Connell

Convicted rapist Christy Griffin has had his jailhouse privileges withdrawn after being caught with a contraband mobile phone in his Midlands Prison cell.

The armed robber – whose conviction for raping a young girl in 2007 sparked a deadly Dublin feud – was caught with the phone in his cell on Sunday two weeks ago.