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.

UCD assistant professor, Dr Stephen Davis, aged 53, is accused of using "a piece of software to steal students' passwords and access their accounts

A barrister representing News Group Newspapers, which publishes The Sun and used to publish the News Of The World, apologised.