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Are our phone laws outdated?

Former RTÉ Broadcaster Joe Duffy has called on the Government to introduce new laws that would g...

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17.12 29 Jun 2026


Are our phone laws outdated?


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17.12 29 Jun 2026


Former RTÉ Broadcaster Joe Duffy has called on the Government to introduce new laws that would give gardaí unprecedented powers to seize people’s mobile phones “on a hunch” - without the need for a search warrant.

He makes the point that while phones have dramatically changed throughout the years, our phone laws have not…

Dr Elizabeth Farries, Director at UCD Centre for Digital Policy, joins Ciara to discuss.


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