The Garda Commissioner has undertaken not to examine or otherwise attempt to access information on the phone of a newspaper editor as part of an investigation into incidents at a repossessed house in Strokestown, Roscommon, the High Court has heard. He is editor of the Democrat newspaper which is based in Strokestown and circulates in Roscommon, Leitrim and Longford. His solicitor, who accompanied him to the station, told gardaí any attempt to seize his phone would be met with a legal challenge. The court heard it may be possible to transfer data on Mr Corcoran's confiscated phone to another one. Mr Justice Noonan said in view of that he was simply adjourning the matter for a week.

Source: Irish Examiner April 05, 2019 11:26 UTC