Gardai operating 'de facto surveillance system' by using private CCTV, Lunney trial told

At the Special Criminal Court in Dublin on 30 June 2021, defence counsel argued that gardai are operating a "de facto surveillance system" through unauthorised access to private CCTV footage, breaching citizens' constitutional rights to privacy. The submissions arose during the trial of four men, including Alan O'Brien and Darren Redmond of Dublin and Luke O'Reilly of County Cavan, who have pleaded not guilty to the…