Concern over disclosure of details

CIVIL liberties activists have expressed concern that gardaí involved in the force's internal investigation into the Reclaim The Streets protest on May 6 may have been able to access confidential details about complainants.

A Garda Complaints Board of former senior gardaí is investigating about 40 confidential complaints over the Dame St protest, at which gardaí used force to disperse the crowd.

A separate internal Garda investigation, under assistant commissioner Tony Hickey, was set up by then Justice Minister John O’ Donoghue.