Elaine O’Hara may ‘at last, rest in peace’ after Supreme Court rejection of Graham Dwyer’s appeal
Court’s earlier ruling on phone metadata admissibility issues was a significant blow to Dwyer
Court’s earlier ruling on phone metadata admissibility issues was a significant blow to Dwyer
Ms O’Hara’s father says he is “pleased” and “relieved” that “long journey” is finally over
Dwyer has been serving a life sentence after being convicted in 2015 for the murder of Elaine O’Hara
Dwyer made similar, not identical, arguments in appeal against murder conviction
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Caolan Smyth (30) and Gary McAreavey (55) are asking the court to quash their convictions and to reject phone data as inadmissible
Appeals are likely to have implications for any potential Supreme Court appeal by Graham Dwyer
Case raises issues about correct balance between data privacy rights and effective prosecution of serious crime
Cases involving man convicted of murdering Elaine O’Hara were before five different courts in eight years
Lawyers argued outcome of 2015 trial unsafe but prosecution insisted there was ‘overwhelming’ evidence to support it
Phone call data evidence ‘not that significant’ and was just ‘icing’ on the prosecution case against Dwyer, court said
District Court will need an estimated four days a week to hear Garda applications to retain/access phone metadata
Graham Dwyer case is a consequence of Government inaction on data laws
Court has reserved judgement in Dwyer’s appeal against his conviction for the murder of care worker Elaine O’Hara in 2012
Counsel for convicted killer says ‘everything’ European court said about dangers of data retention had happened in his client’s case
Dwyer to rely on phone metadata ruling in bid to overturn conviction
Appeal against 2015 conviction for murder of Elaine O’Hara is scheduled to last two days
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