Person: Damien Metcalfe

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IRA man secretly recorded by gardaí fails to have conviction overturned on appeal

An IRA man who was secretly recorded assisting in IRA "interrogations” over leaks to gardaí has failed in an attempt to have his conviction overturned on appeal.

Wed, 01 Jul, 2020

DPP leak accused gets 11 months with final month suspended but is released to appeal outcome

A civil servant in the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has been been given an 11-month sentence for disclosing sensitive information about the arrest of a suspect in a dissident republican murder case.

Fri, 07 Jun, 2019

Civil servant in DPP's office convicted of leaking information connected to dissident murder case

A service officer working for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has been found guilty of disclosing sensitive information in connection with the arrest of a suspect in a dissident republican murder case.

Tue, 28 May, 2019

Court hears man accused of breaking Official Secrets Act told gardaí: 'Everyone was reading files'

A post room worker the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) accused of disclosing sensitive information told gardaí he raised security concerns about people reading files in work, a trial has heard.

Thu, 23 May, 2019