Need for ‘tighter controls’ on jurors’ details

JUSTICE Minister Dermot Ahern said there had to be “tighter controls” over access to information about jury members to ensure it didn’t fall into the hands of criminals.

He said he was “very worried” at recent incidents, including one last month where personal details on potential jury members were found in an apartment belonging to a close associate of gangland boss Brian Rattigan, who was convicted of murder last year.

Speaking at the annual conference of the Association of Garda Superintendents (AGS), Mr Ahern said officials from the Department of Justice were working with the Courts Service to limit who could access jury lists.