Ken Foxe, Right to Know and Irish Prison Service [2025] IEIC 151214 (13 May 2025)
The Senior Investigator found that the record was not exempt under s.37 or s.37(1) and annulled the IPS decision, directing release.
- Citation
- [2025] IEIC 151214
- Parties
- Applicant: Ken Foxe; Applicant: Right to Know; Respondent: Irish Prison Service
- Jurisdiction
- Ireland
- Judgment Date
- 13 May 2025
- Procedural Posture
- Freedom of Information Appeal / Final Determination
- Outcome
- Decision annulled; record to be released
- Legal Topics
- Disclosure of Records, Personal Information Exemption
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Parties
Ken Foxe
Applicant
Right to Know
Applicant
Irish Prison Service
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Freedom of Information Appeal / Final Determination
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the record should be released under the Freedom of Information Act
- 2 Whether s.37 and s.37(1) exemptions apply
Ratio Decidendi
The Senior Investigator found that the record was not exempt under s.37 or s.37(1) and annulled the IPS decision, directing release.
Court Disposition
Decision annulled; record to be released
Orders
- Irish Prison Service to release the record in question
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