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Sat 02 Feb 2007McDowell admits child porn evidence may have been lostTánaiste and Minister for Justice Michael McDowell has conceded that Garda delays in acting on Interpol information about Irish involvement in a global child pornography ring may have resulted in the loss of vital evidence here.However, he defended gardaí, saying they now accepted and regretted their mistake.