RTÉ reports:
Former minister for justice Alan Shatter has lost his appeal against a decision by the Data Protection Commissioner that he breached the Data Protection Act.
The commissioner found Mr Shatter breached the act by disclosing information about independent TD Mick Wallace on RTÉ’s Prime Time in 2013.
Mr Shatter had suggested Mr Wallace benefitted from gardaí using their discretion when he was found using his mobile phone while driving.
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