Judicial inquiry urged to probe GSOC bugging claims

A leading human rights body has suggested that a judicial inquiry may be required to investigate claims of a spying operation on the Garda Ombudsman.

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties described as “highly credible” reports that the offices of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission were bugged.

The claims — revealed in The Sunday Times — followed a security analysis by a British firm which apparently found that emails, wi-fi, and phone systems in the offices had been targeted.