Ireland Crime

Named as

Victim

Offences

Search warrant (journalistic privilege)

Where

Co. Roscommon

Reporting

2 reports, 23 Nov 2021 to 22 Apr 2022

Outlets

thejournal.ie, irishtimes.com

• Court of Appeal quashes search warrant over journalist's phone in Roscommon Search warrant (journalistic privilege) · Co. Roscommon

  Gardaí searched the home of Emmett Corcoran, editor of The Democrat newspaper in Strokestown, Co Roscommon, under a warrant issued on 2 April 2019 in connection with an investigation into violence at a repossessed house in December 2018. Corcoran invoked journalistic privilege and refused to provide his phone's PIN. The High Court ruled in September 2020 that he could not rely on journalistic privilege and that a limited examination of the phone was justified by the public interest in investigating criminal offences. The Court of Appeal in April 2022 quashed the warrant, finding that journalistic privilege was not properly taken into account before it was issued, and ordered the phone returned to Corcoran with all data excluded from the gardaí's investigation.

  In court, 23 Nov 2021Victim · 2 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 22 Apr2022
   In courtthejournal.ie, in Court of Appeal quashes search warrant over journalist's phone in Roscommon

   Court of Appeal rules in favour of journalist who had phone seized by gardaí in 2018

   victim, Emmett Corcoran, male, irish (judged from name)Emmett Corcoran♂IE
2. 23 Nov2021
   In courtirishtimes.com, in Court of Appeal quashes search warrant over journalist's phone in Roscommon

   No requirement for judge to be told of journalistic privilege claim over phone in warrant, court told

   victim, Emmett Corcoran, male, irish (judged from name)Emmett Corcoran♂IE

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