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Des Hogan and Dale Sunderland named new data protection commissioners

The successors to Helen Dixon will be joined by a third commissioner at a later date

Dale Sunderland and Dr Des Hogan have been named Ireland’s newest data protection commissioners, with Hogan to take up the role of chairman of the organisation.

The pair are set to replace outgoing commissioner Helen Dixon - who will step down next Monday - in a reshuffle of data watchdog.

Dr Des Horgan has been assistant chief state solicitor in the Office of the Chief State Solicitor since 2015 and is a qualified solicitor. He ...