European Commission says Ireland's new data law may be 'inapplicable'

EU members must submit laws that could affect the European single market to the European Commission before they are enacted, in order to reach a consensus among the bloc. Picture: iStock

The European Commission has dismissed Ireland’s new controversial data retention law as possibly “inapplicable and unenforceable”, as it was not submitted to the commission before its enactment.

The new law was rushed through the Oireachtas last summer with minimal scrutiny.