Ms Justice Niamh Hyland did not accept Brandon Crosbie's constitutional right to information in order to access justice had been affected by a refusal of Mountjoy Prison to give out information over the phone to his solicitor Tony Collier.

Everyone knows that the global corporate tax system needs to be overhauled, Apple chief executive Tim Cook has said, backing changes to global rules that are under consideration.

More than 6,700 data breaches were reported to the Data Protection Commission in 2019, the second highest level per head of population in Europe.

Dublin City Council made use of unmanned drones to monitor predominantly working class areas of the capital ahead of the Halloween bonfire season, it has emerged.

A new report shows the majority of social workers back the idea of court-imposed removal orders to protect an adult from abuse and Banning Orders against those who pose a risk.

The Rape Crisis Network of Ireland (RCNI) is facing "crunch-time" as demand for its expertise continues to grow but State funding support remains stagnant.

Legal experts have said the Attorney General's advice to the Government that it is unconstitutional to give adopted people unrestricted access to their birth information is "incorrect".

The Griffin Hotel Group is actively reshaping the future of its hotel operations and the group’s environmental impact with significant investment in a multi-year “Next Generation” environmental programme for Monart Destination Spa, Ferrycarrig Hotel and Hotel Kilkenny.

The government has been accused of “misusing” data protection rules and of “deception” in refusing to name lawyers paid over €7m to fight the EU's illegal state aid Apple tax case against Ireland.

His department had previously released figures including the individual payments to barristers acting on its behalf in the Apple case, but stopped after the introduction of new European data rules, known as GDPR.

The Dail's Spending watchdog has blasted the Department of Finance's use of GDPR rules not to publish payments to lawyers acting on its behalf in the €14bn Apple appeal.

The Government now finds itself at odds with commissioner Helen Dixon’s agency for the second time in less than a year.

GDPR should not be used as an obstacle to public information, writes Daniel McConnell.

Schools cannot share certain information with the HSE about vaccination rates among students because of GDPR even if it will help to pinpoint where uptake is low.

After confirmation that Bord na gCon spent €227,000 on consultants and amid queries about the use of taxpayer money, PAC chairman Sean Fleming ordered that all agencies and departments be asked for details.

The Department of Children and Youth Affairs has yet to reply to a request by the data protection commissioner for “certain information” regarding the new National Childcare Scheme and the Public Services Card, despite that request being made nearly two weeks ago.

Children’s Minister Katherine Zappone has acknowledged the “distress” experienced by adopted and illegally adopted people who are being refused access to personal information held by State bodies.

The complainant, Martin McMahon, from Dublin, noted when travelling with his own travel pass that his rights were being breached under the General Data Protection Regulation as his movements were being ‘recorded’

Tusla sent a victim of the St Patrick’s Guild adoption scandal an almost entirely censored copy of her mother’s death certificate so as “to ensure that it can’t be found” in the General Registration Office (GRO).

Adoption campaigners have labelled Tusla ‘worse than nuns’ saying that information that was routinely released is now routinely being withheld, writes Conall Ó Fátharta.

Questioning the Data Protection Commissioner’s judgment gives lie to the contempt with which the State holds privacy rights and the office itself, writes Cianan Brennan

Social media giant Facebook has launched a new online tool in Ireland to allow people to see what data has been collected on them via their accounts, including when navigating the internet outside Facebook.

The State could be facing multimillion euro payouts after it was found to have illegally retained the personal data of 3.2m people in the rollout of its Public Services Card (PSC).

It may be easier to say what a developed country is rather than what a developing country is.

The Government has reappointed Helen Dixon as the head of its powerful Data Protection Commission for a second five-year term.

More than 5,800 of the 6,200 complaints received by the Data Protection Commission (DPC) since the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May of last year have been deemed valid.

The Data Protection Commissioner is investigating whether Google has breached the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the way it processes user data to provide personalised online advertising.

The investigation is in relation to how the tech giant processes people's personal data on its online Ad Exchange.

It has been a year since GDPR legislation standardised data privacy across the EU, but how to comply has not always been obvious, says Mike Harris.

No action has been taken against tech companies in Ireland despite 2,000 complaints being made in the last year.

A number of principals have issued a warning to parents at events like communions, confirmations and sports days - citing GDPR.

Doctors involved in vital clinical research have warned that the Department of Health’s interpretation of the new European data protection rules could force them out of research because of a requirement to obtain explicit consent before processing a patient’s data.

A no-deal Brexit could provide major headaches for Irish firms who have spent months adjusting to the EU's comprehensive data protection laws, experts have warned.

There was a 70% rise in the number of data breaches in Ireland last year since new GDPR laws were brought in.

Landlords are seeking extensive amounts of personal information, including PPS numbers, photo ID, and access to would-be renters’ social media accounts before they can view a potential rental property.

More than 3,200 breaches of data have been reported to the Data Protection Commission in the seven months since the most comprehensive ever overhaul of EU privacy laws was introduced.

The Department of Finance feared it could not publish an anonymised list of pensions for former ministers and officeholders as it would be too easy to identify them.

Staff at the Cork Marriage Counselling Centre are at risk of redundancy after the Cork and Ross Social Services said it could not sign a service-level agreement with Tusla, in part because it may be “inconsistent with the ethos of the Diocese of Cork & Ross”.

An Post saw a windfall of €2.6m in the run-up to the introduction of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) — in sharp contrast to the UK’s Royal Mail, which saw mail volumes drop sharply.

Trish Dromey talks to one Irish firm for which GDPR is an opportunity rather than a concern.

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The revelation that potentially thousands of people may have had their births falsified so they could be illegally adopted may have profound legal consequences — including for inheritance rights.

At least 1,000 extra gardaí would be needed to police a hard border with the North.