Private investigator accused of data breaches facing trial

A private investigator is facing trial accused of unlawfully obtaining and passing on information gardaí had on three people.

Yesterday, Michael J Gaynor, trading as MJG Investigations, from Beatty Grove in Celbridge, Co Kildare, appeared at the Dublin District Court.

The prosecution has been brought following a probe by the office of the Data Protection Commissioner, and is believed to be the first case of its kind taken against a private investigator.