Callinan wants to keep du Plantier case files

The Garda Commissioner wants to block the release of internal Garda files into its investigation of the Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder case, while it has also emerged that some original files have gone missing.

The revelation comes almost 17 years to the day since the French filmmaker was murdered outside her holiday home near Schull in West Cork and two years after self-confessed suspect Ian Bailey launched a legal action against the State.

It is in response to that civil action that Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan has sought to block access to a string of files wanted by Mr Bailey’s legal team.