NewsBrands Ireland say 'the sources and privacy of journalists' is not adequately protected

The body representing national newspapers in Ireland yesterday said the Irish legislative framework “breaches” European law as it fails to adequately protect “the sources and privacy of journalists”.

In a statement, NewsBrands Ireland said it would be making a submission to the review announced by Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald.

Meanwhile, the National Union of Journalists yesterday met three commissioners who head the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission and sought clarity as to the procedures it uses to seek the phone and internet data records of journalists.