Leading Irish citizens, now living in America, likely had their phones hacked by British tabloids according to a report in the Sunday Independent newspaper.
They are part of a group of well-known Irish figures from politicians to entertainment and business leaders who have been liaising with British investigators from the London Metropolitan Police at Scotland Yard who are leading the phone hacking scandal inquiry.
Top libel lawyer Paul Tweed says he is working on information that could blow the hacking case wide open in Ireland and in the US.
"My clients firmly believe that British newspapers here published information which could only have been obtained by hacking their voicemails. It is the only way this information could have found its way into the papers.
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"In recent weeks, we have been liaising with the Met unit in relation to a number of high-profile Irish people based in Ireland and the United States.
"We are currently carrying out extensive investigations both in Ireland and in the United States and we have made significant progress and information on the extent of hacking in Ireland, which will come to light shortly.
"However, while the Met unit can provide confirmation in relation to the names of victims of phone hacking by the News of the World private investigator Glenn Mulcaire, they cannot provide confirmation in relation to interference with Irish-based landlines and mobiles.
"As a result, and where deemed appropriate, we will be calling on the gardai to actively investigate these complaints in due course."
The Leveson Inquiry in Britain is conducting a major investigation into the phone hacking scandal.
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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.McNamara31 | Dec 04, 2011, 05:06 PM EST
CanadianPat He should be kicked to the curb with the rest of them. Whats with the "you yanks?" Being so close by in Canada haven't you seen the negative effects Ruport, Ailes and Fox News have had on the politics in the states?
vincentruane | Dec 04, 2011, 02:06 PM EST
All of New Corps news information services,should now come under investigation. If they were hacking into people's phones in England, it is highly probable they were also doing it in America. Other media organizations are probably doing these illegal acts as well. This is just more further prove of the digusting moral decline of some people in the media.
CanadianPat | Dec 04, 2011, 01:53 PM EST
McNamara31, Sure one of them is working for CNN with a major news program and all you yanks are drulling over him.
Murph46 | Dec 04, 2011, 01:14 PM EST
So newnation who are you the high priest of political correctness?
McNamara31 | Dec 04, 2011, 12:43 PM EST
It would be a great day if the US Justice Dept nails these criminals if the activity can be proven to have occured in the states and brings the whole bloody Murdoch Empire down, including the 24/7 prop machine FOX News Corp.
newnation | Dec 04, 2011, 10:25 AM EST
Murph, I have to say I'm embarrassed for you, could you make your comments any-more ridiculous?
newnation | Dec 04, 2011, 10:25 AM EST
Murph, I have to say I'm embarrassed for you, could you make your comments any-more ridiculous?
donal1951 | Dec 04, 2011, 10:01 AM EST
I would not be surprised if Mr. O'Dowd was one of those hacked. As for me, I am a simple priest.
Murph46 | Dec 04, 2011, 09:50 AM EST
The Black & Tans are still out there!