In a judgment on Thursday, Judge Anthony Barr found that certain sections of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 were unconstitutional.

It is alleged that on February 2nd, 2022, at Garda National Vetting Bureau, Racecourse Road, Thurles, Tipperary, he did, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, intentionally access an information system by infringing a security measure.