Irish IT company found ‘no evidence at all’ of bugging

The justice minister has said the Garda ombudsman has told him that a security threat at its HQ included a wi-fi device connected to a coffee shop below the watchdog’s offices.

Alan Shatter also said an Irish IT firm had examined details of the watchdog’s own security report and found “no evidence at all” of bugging at the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission.

The minister was speaking after the Government made a surprise decision to appoint a retired judge to review issues surrounding the alleged bugging of GSOC’s Dublin HQ.