High Court trial over Sinead Warren’s constitutional-rights claims continues

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The High Court trial of Sinead Warren’s claims over a September 2016 search of her Dublin 8 home was continuing, with Mr Justice Micheál O'Connell presiding. The claims include alleged interference and breach of Constitutional rights, negligence, breach of duty, misfeasance and deceit against the Garda Commissioner, An Garda Síochána, the Minister for Justice, Ireland and the Attorney General. The court allowed documents accessed from the Pulse system by Detective Garda Joseph Kavanagh to be included on fairness grounds. The proceedings were reported on 17 February 2026, and the trial was due to continue the following week.