Graham Dwyer

2022 - 7 - 25

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Graham Dwyer appeal: court date confirmed after seven-year process (Independent.ie)

After an appeals process that began seven years ago Graham Dwyer, who murdered vulnerable childcare worker Elaine O'Hara to fulfil his sexual fantasies, ...

In April this year, the CJEU ruled that Ireland's system of retaining metadata and allowing gardaí to access it breached EU law. Dwyer's lawyers argued the 2011 Act was introduced to give effect to a 2006 EU directive concerning the retention and use of data. The data that gardaí could access showed incoming and outgoing calls and texts and also what mast a phone pinged off at any time. Dwyer was not in court today but prisoners can view and listen to the proceedings remotely. He dumped her body in a forest where it was found in 2013. Phone data was a crucial part of the evidence against Dwyer as it was used to track his movements and contacts with Ms O'Hara in the lead-up to and aftermath of her disappearance in August 2012.

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Date set for murderer Graham Dwyer's appeal hearing (Southern Star Newspaper)

A DATE has been fixed for Bandon man Graham Dwyer's appeal of his conviction for the murder of childcare worker Elaine O'Hara.It is expected that the appeal ...

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Graham Dwyer handed date for appeal against murder conviction (Newstalk)

Graham Dwyer has been given a date for his appeal against his conviction for the murder of Elaine O'Hara in 2013.

Graham Dwyer has been give a date for his appeal against his conviction for the murder of Elaine O’Hara. The Court of Appeal has set aside two days in December to hear the case. Graham Dwyer handed date for appeal against murder conviction

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Live: Graham Dwyer appeal, Kingdom prepares for All-Ireland ... (BreakingNews.ie)

At least one person has died and multiple victims have been reported after a series of shootings in the city of Langley in Canada.

A Royal Canadian Mounted Police spokesperson said there were "several victims" in the incident. Others to appeal include The 1916 Relatives Moore Street Initiative, Relatives of Signatories of the Proclamation, Moore Street Preservation and the Moore Street Traders, along with a number of individual third-party appeals. “The committee encourages people from all traditions and opinions to lend their voices to this process and welcomes the voices of the Unionist community and their vision for the future,” a statement said. "I don’t believe her GP knew she was engaged in these activities, and on the basis of the medical evidence of her own doctor she has exaggerated her injuries in court," Judge Berkeley said. Phone data was a crucial part of the evidence against Dwyer as it was used to track his movements and contacts with Ms O'Hara in the lead-up to and aftermath of her disappearance in August 2012. Authorities had earlier issued an emergency alert for multiple shootings in the city of Langley and asked residents to stay alert and away from the area of the incident.

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Graham Dwyer appeal against his murder conviction to go ahead in ... (Irish Examiner)

Dwyer was handed a significant boost in April when the CJEU ruled that the indiscriminate retention of mobile phone data for use in criminal investigations ...

Dwyer's lawyers argued the 2011 Act was introduced to give effect to a 2006 EU directive concerning the retention and use of data. The Act allowed gardaí to access mobile phone data from service providers who were obliged to retain all data for two years. Evidence was heard during his trial that he was sexually obsessed with stabbing a woman and had been in an abusive relationship with the vulnerable childcare worker. Dwyer was handed a significant boost in April when the CJEU ruled that the indiscriminate retention of mobile phone data for use in criminal investigations is a breach of EU law. President of the Court of Appeal, Mr Justice George Birmingham set a date of December 1 for the appeal but said that date could change if Dwyer's lawyers do not get their submissions in this week. Brian Gageby BL, for Dwyer, told the court that they have "very nearly" completed their submissions and expect to file them this week.

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Graham Dwyer Handed Date To Appeal Murder Conviction (98FM)

A date has been set for Graham Dwyer's appeal against his conviction for the murder of Elaine O'H...

Court Of Appeal ⚖️ Court of Appeal A date has been set for Graham Dwyer's appeal against his conviction for the murder of Elaine O'Hara.

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Graham Dwyer murder conviction appeal to go ahead in December (BreakingNews.ie)

Dwyer (49) was handed a significant boost in April when the CJEU ruled that the indiscriminate retention of mobile phone data for use in criminal ...

In April this year, the CJEU ruled that Ireland's system of retaining metadata and allowing gardaí to access it breached EU law. Dwyer's lawyers argued the 2011 Act was introduced to give effect to a 2006 EU directive concerning the retention and use of data. Dwyer fantasized about stabbing a woman during sex and used Ms O'Hara to fulfil his desires. Dwyer was not in court on Monday, but prisoners can view and listen to the proceedings remotely. His victim had been discharged from a mental health hospital hours earlier. Phone data was a crucial part of the evidence against Dwyer as it was used to track his movements and contacts with Ms O'Hara in the lead-up to and aftermath of her disappearance in August 2012.

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Date secured for Graham Dwyer's appeal against Elaine O'Hara ... (Irish Mirror)

Dwyer was handed a significant boost in April when the CJEU ruled that the indiscriminate retention of mobile phone data for use in criminal investigations ...

Dwyer's lawyers argued the 2011 Act was introduced to give effect to a 2006 EU directive concerning the retention and use of data. The decision gave the green light for Dwyer's appeal against his conviction to go ahead. There has been one ruling in a murder trial relating to the use of mobile phone evidence since the CJEU's decision. The Act allowed gardai to access mobile phone data from service providers who were obliged to retain all data for two years. Mr Justice Tony Hunt found that the EU court's ruling did not prevent the use of similar mobile phone data in the trial of Wayne Cooney (31) of Glenshane Drive in Tallaght, who was convicted last month of murdering 22-year-old Jordan Davis in Darndale in May 2019. He dumped her body in a forest where it was found in 2013.

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Graham Dwyer appeal to be heard in December (RTE.ie)

Convicted murderer Graham Dwyer's appeal against his conviction will be heard in December. The date was set by the Appeal Court this morning and follows ...

He challenged the legislation under which the data was retained and accessed and the Court of Justice of the EU and subsequently the Supreme Court found the legislation breached EU law. Mobile phone metadata showing where certain phones were and who they were in contact with was an important part of the prosecution case against Dwyer. Graham Dwyer was convicted of the murder of Elaine O'Hara in 2015.

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