Electrician leaked pictures of Garda intelligence board containing information on 108 people

The court was told that the pictures were captioned with a phrase like: "never let an electrician into a Garda station”.

Noel Shannon leaving the Circuit Criminal Court today after he pleaded guilty to disclosing personal data without permission. Picture: Collins Courts

An electrician leaked pictures of Garda intelligence containing the personal information of 108 people, a court has heard today. 

Noel Shannon, 40, took photographs of a Garda intelligence board containing information about ongoing investigations. He later sent them to two other people, and the pictures were eventually circulated on social media.