I’m very grateful to my colleagues who have signed a letter expressing concern at the growing use of the (supposedly optional) public services card as a mandatory requirement for essentials as passports and social welfare, creating a de facto national ID card or Ireland without public debate.The full text of the letter and the

Following allegations of abuse of phone tapping by Irish police, I have an opinion piece in today’s Irish Independent explaining why oversight mechanisms in this area are ineffective. Here’s a flavour:The reaction of the Department of Justice and An Garda Síochána to the latest phone-tapping scandal has been a predictable circling of the wagons.

Following allegations of abuse of phone tapping by Irish police, I have an opinion piece in today’s Irish Independent explaining why oversight mechanisms in this area are ineffective. Here’s a flavour:The reaction of the Department of Justice and An Garda Síochána to the latest phone-tapping scandal has been a predictable circling of the wagons.

I’m delighted to be able to say that starting this week I’ll be working as a consultant with FP Logue Solicitors. The partners – Fred Logue and Niall Rooney – have an excellent track record in business law, with a focus on brands, intellectual property, technology law and information law generally, making for a great

The High Court gave a very important judgment yesterday (Independent.ie story) on the issues raised by the use of a search warrant to seize an entire email account where many of the emails in the account were not caught by the terms of the warrant. To grossly simplify a complicated decision, Barrett J.

The High Court gave a very important judgment yesterday (Independent.ie story) on the issues raised by the use of a search warrant to seize an entire email account where many of the emails in the account were not caught by the terms of the warrant. To grossly simplify a complicated decision, Barrett J.

Fiona de Londras has a letter in the Irish Times today, co-signed by a range of prominent lawyers, highlighting an injustice about to be done by the Irish state. The letter is worth quoting in full:As human rights lawyers we note with great concern the proposal that records of applicants to the symphysiotomy payment scheme