His final hours. . .
11pm Sunday: Foster is among five people arrested at a house in Co Kildare. He and another man are taken to Coolock Garda station for questioning about Donna Cleary's murder.
3am Monday: After going to bed just before midnight, he complains to gardaí that he is feeling unwell.
Headaches are the main source of his discomfort. A doctor is called to the station and attends to him.
8.30am Monday: Complains to gardaí again about feeling unwell. A second doctor is summoned and attends to him.
5.30pm Monday: Complains to gardaí again that he is feeling unwell. The same doctor is called to the station.
8pm Monday: Doctor arrives at Coolock Garda station and examines Foster.
It is decided that he should go to nearby Beaumont Hospital for a more thorough exploration of his headaches, including X-rays.
9pm Monday: Arrives at Beaumont Hospital and is examined by staff. He is given some medication relating to his drug addiction and treatment for throat cancer.
10pm Monday: Having been released from Beaumont, arrives back at Coolock Garda station. He is interviewed again by gardaí and has a meal. He then consults with his solicitor.
11.45pm Monday: After finishing consultation with his solicitor he goes to bed.
Midnight - 2am Tuesday: He is checked in his cell every 30 minutes by gardaí and does not appear to be in any difficulty.
2am Tuesday: He speaks briefly to the garda who checks him, making no complaint about his earlier problems.
2.30am Tuesday: When a garda looks into his cell he sees a white "boiler" suit - such attire is worn by inmates when their clothes have been taken away for forensic examination - on the floor. The garda is unable to get any response and sees blood on Foster's face which appears to have come from his nose.
2.45am Tuesday: Ambulance arrives to take Foster back to Beaumont Hospital.
3am Tuesday: Ambulance arrives at hospital.
3.15am Tuesday: Foster pronounced dead.
NOTE: As a heroin user Foster would have been given the heroin replacement drug methadone from the early stages of his detention. Because of doctor- patient confidentiality, gardaí were unable to disclose any details of this aspect of Foster's detention.
Conor Lally