Civil servant accused of passing confidential Government information to foreign intelligence service

Court hears accused allegedly accessed Government systems and shared staff data with a foreign contact

Dublin District Court was told the information posed a 'potential risk to the Irish State'. File picture

An employee of a Government department is accused of supplying official information — including personal details of a “high volume” of staff — to a foreign intelligence service.

Dublin District Court was told the information posed a “potential risk to the Irish State”.