IT Law in Ireland

I have a piece in today's Irish Times which identifies some serious concerns with the new Garda Powers Bill. Here's an excerpt: The...

I have a piece in the Irish Times today discussing the kerfuffle about GAA clubs using WhatsApp to communicate with members. It may be the ...

I have an opinion piece in the Irish Independent on the new practice direction restricting social media posts from the courtroom . Here...

I have a piece in today's Irish Times on the approach of the Irish state to privacy. In short: there's a lot of room for improvemen...

I'm very grateful to my colleagues who have signed a letter expressing concern at the growing use of the (supposedly optional) public s...

Following allegations of abuse of phone tapping by Irish police , I have an opinion piece in today's Irish Independent explaining why ...

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 - ...

The High Court gave a very important judgment yesterday ( Independent.ie story ) on the issues raised by the use of a search warrant to sei...

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 d...

Yesterday Microsoft announced a radical new structure for some of its European data centres . In an attempt to put customer data beyond the...

I spoke at the Law Society's 2015 Annual Human Rights Conference  last Saturday about privacy and surveillance online in light of recen...

Irish politicians are getting nervous. Although the government still insists it will serve out its full term , insiders are muttering about...

Poster put up in London internet cafes from 2010 onwards Background : It's not about asking owners to spy on their customers, it...

Bank Holiday Mondays are quiet news days, making them a good time to get any old nonsense into the newspaper. Today is no exception as the...

A fascinating story in today's Irish Times details what seems to be the first court case in Ireland following the Google Spain ruling...

Two cases have now been brought in Ireland seeking to take advantage of the Digital Rights Ireland decision from the European Court of Jus...

The Indian Supreme Court today gave a landmark decision on the Information Technology Act 2000. Most media coverage has focused on the fac...

Just before Christmas a murder trial collapsed when the prosecution failed to lay the correct evidential basis for admitting mobile phone...

Today's Irish Times has a story arising out of the Quinn litigation against the state which raises important issues around access to e...

Garda body worn camera - screencap from Dublin Says No protest video. I had a piece in Saturday's Irish Independent on the implica...