Speaker Profile: Dr TJ McIntyre

Lecturer in Law in the Sutherland School of Law, University College Dublin

Dr TJ McIntyre is a Lecturer in Law in the Sutherland School of Law, University College Dublin.

Dr McIntyre is the chair of civil liberties group Digital Rights Ireland, which was the lead plaintiff in the landmark 2014 decision of the European Court of Justice striking down the Data Retention Directive.

His research looks at information technology law, crime and civil liberties, with a particular focus on fundamental rights in the online environment.