Bailey complains over suspicions of phone tapping

Ian Bailey has made a formal complaint that his phone could have been tapped for 16 years since he first became the prime suspect for the murder of French film-maker Sophie Toscan du Plantier in west Cork in 1996.

Mr Bailey claims a suspected bugging device that was attached to a telephone pole around 200 metres from his home outside Schull, Co Cork, was removed recently after he notified the authorities about his concerns.

Mr Bailey and his partner, Jules Thomas, have lodged an application to Judge Carroll Moran to investigate fears their phone equipment has been regularly tapped over a prolonged period.