Ireland Named in reporting
Yevgen McKeeffe
Born 1980, from the ages reported. 12 reports across 1 case, 1 May 2026 to 23 Oct 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Accused, suspect
- Born
- 1980, from the ages reported
- Nationality
- Irish, as stated in a report
- Offences
- Breach of Official Secrets Act, Breach of Data Protection Act, Disclosing confidential information
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 12 reports, 1 May 2026 to 23 Oct 2026
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, thejournal.ie, irishmirror.ie, rte.ie
Photographs
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Cases
latest first- Sent for Special Criminal Court trial over Official Secrets Act charges Breach of Official Secrets Act · Co. Dublin
Yevgen McKeeffe, a 46-year-old Irish citizen originally from Ukraine, was arrested at Dublin Airport on 28 May 2026 while attempting to leave the country carrying €5,650 and a one-way ticket. He is accused of leaking confidential government information to a handler in a foreign intelligence service via the Telegram app between 11 July 2025 and 28 May 2026. The Garda Special Detective Unit charged him with four offences, including two breaches of the Official Secrets Act, a breach of the Data Protection Act, and unlawfully disclosing confidential information under the Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Act 2018. He was refused bail at Dublin District Court and again on appeal to the High Court, and the DPP directed the case to proceed on indictment. On 23 October 2026, he was sent forward for trial to the Special Criminal Court.
In court, 1 May 2026Accused, suspect · 12 reports
Timeline
every report naming Yevgen McKeeffe, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 23 Oct2026Non-jury trial for civil servant accused of leaking sensitive information to hostile poweraccused, Yevgen McKeeffe, 46, male, named, non-irish (judged from name; reported as Irish)Yevgen McKeeffe
- 1 Oct2026Civil servant accused of passing State secrets to hostile nation sent for Special Criminal Court trialaccused, Yevgen McKeeffe, 46, male, named, non-irish (judged from name; reported as Irish)Yevgen McKeeffe
- 28 Aug2026Civil servant to face non-jury Special Criminal Court over alleged leaks to foreign handleraccused, Yevgen McKeeffe, 46, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Yevgen McKeeffe
- 1 Aug2026DPP faces strike-out deadline in case of civil servant accused of leaking to foreign poweraccused, Yevgen McKeeffe, 46, male, named, non-irish (judged from name; reported as Irish)Yevgen McKeeffe
- 1 Aug2026Civil servant arrested for leaks to hostile foreign power charged with breaking Official Secrets Actaccused, Yevgen McKeeffe, 46, male, named, non-irish (judged from name; reported as Irish)Yevgen McKeeffe
- 1 Aug2026Civil servant faces non-jury Special Criminal Court over alleged data leaks to hostile countryaccused, Yevgen McKeeffe, 46, male, named, non-irish (judged from name; reported as Irish)Yevgen McKeeffe
- 2 Jun2026Civil servant accused of passing government info to foreign intelligenceaccused, Yevgen McKeeffe, 45, male, named, non-irish (judged from name; reported as Irish)Yevgen McKeeffe
- 1 Jun2026Bail bid 'in progress' for civil servant accused of leaking government information to foreign poweraccused, Yevgen McKeeffe, 45, male, named, non-irish (judged from name; reported as Irish)Yevgen McKeeffe
- 1 Jun2026Civil servant accused of leaking to 'hostile' foreign power denied High Court bailaccused, Yevgen McKeeffe, 46, male, named, non-irish (judged from name; reported as Irish)Yevgen McKeeffe
- 30 May2026Civil servant accused of leaking confidential information to foreign ‘handlers’, court hearssuspect, Yevgen McKeeffe, 45, male, named, non-irish (judged from name; reported as Irish)Yevgen McKeeffe
- 30 May2026Civil servant accused of leaking data to foreign agencyaccused, Yevgen McKeeffe, 45, male, named, non-irish (judged from name; reported as Irish)Yevgen McKeeffe
- 1 May2026Dublin civil servant accused of leaking government information to a foreign intelligence serviceaccused, Yevgen McKeeffe, 45, male, named, non-irish (judged from name; reported as Irish)Yevgen McKeeffe
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