Gardaí cannot have 'hands tied behind backs' when tackling crime, says McEntee

Justice Minister Helen McEntee at the AGSI conference in The Great Southern Hotel, Killarney. Picture: Don MacMonagle

Gardaí should not have their "hands tied behind their back when fighting crime,” Justice Minister Helen McEntee has said amid concerns about the impact of a court ruling in favour of convicted murderer Graham Dwyer.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) last week ruled in favour of convicted murderer Dwyer, saying EU law does not support the holding of data of electronic communications indiscriminately for the purpose of combating serious crime.