Leo Varadkar troubled by 'sinister' tapping of reporters' phones

Health Minister Leo Varadkar has warned gardaí are taking part in "sinister" acts which breach private citizens' rights after it emerged journalists' phones and computers have been tapped and subjected to covert surveillance by the force.

Leo Varadkar troubled by 'sinister' tapping of reporters' phones

By Fiachra Ó Cionnaith, Political Reporter

Health Minister Leo Varadkar has warned gardaí are taking part in "sinister" acts which breach private citizens' rights after it emerged journalists' phones and computers have been tapped and subjected to covert surveillance by the force.

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