THE trial and conviction of Graham Dwyer for the sadistic, almost satanic, murder of Elaine O’Hara transfixed and shocked this society.

Even with a guilty verdict to tell him otherwise, Graham Dwyer refused to let go of the belief that he was in charge.

The murder of Elaine O’Hara has had “profound and devastating consequences” for a number of people and will affect families for many years, the commander of the Garda investigation said yesterday.

A lover of model planes. ’Fantastic’ knowledge of computers. A predilection for knives. What did we learn of Graham Dwyer? Noel Baker reports.

Cormac O’Keeffe catalogues the painstaking policing and investigative work, as well as the chance discoveries, that contributed to the conviction of Graham Dwyer for the murder of Elaine O’Hara. (This article was originally published in March 2015)

Elaine O’Hara was not the only ‘victim’ identified by Graham Dwyer during the course of his fantasies about a lethal combination of sex and violence.

Elaine O’Hara had a deep and disturbing interest in the world of submissive relationships, but her real-life interactions were sporadic and seldom lasted long, reports Noel Baker.

Text messages from Graham Dywer to Elaine O’ Hara reveal a deep-seated irrepressible desire for sexual gratification by stabbing, writes Noel Baker.

ELAINE O’Hara’s life seemed to be that of a person desperately seeking affection and friendship, but which was blighted not just by her struggles with mental health but also the dark corners of the secret world in which she spent much of her time.

Graham Dwyer was an expert psychological manipulator, writes Dr Patrick Randall.

Graham Dwyer saw his victim as nothing more than an object to fulfil a depraved fantasy, writes Michael Clifford.

I feel defiled having listened to the graphic and disturbing detail in the murder trial of Graham Dwyer, writes Alison O’Connor.

Architect Graham Dwyer has been found guilty of murdering childcare worker Elaine O’Hara.

The jurors in the trial of Graham Dwyer have been assured their identities will not be published, following a query from the jury foreman about the publication of his name.

The judge in the Graham Dwyer murder trial told the jury that the question of suicidality was important for both sides and he should revisit it as he recalled them.

The jury in the Graham Dwyer murder trial were told yesterday suicide had to be considered as a cause of Elaine O’Hara’s death.

A jury continues its deliberations in the trial of Graham Dwyer, charged with murdering Elaine O’Hara.

The judge in the Graham Dwyer trial has told the jury that in order to find the architect guilty of murdering Elaine O’Hara, it must be satisfied, specifically, that he stabbed her to death in pursuit of sexual gratification.

An architect accused of murdering a childcare worker cannot be convicted on the basis of his thoughts or unusual fantasies, a jury has been told.

Jurors in the Graham Dwyer murder trial “will be doing the unpopular thing” if they acquit him, defence counsel said yesterday.

Graham Dwyer’s defence lawyer told the jury: "I’m not here to try to convince you that Mr Dwyer is a nice guy."

The prosecution has closed its case in the trial of architect Graham Dwyer, who is charged with murdering Dubliner Elaine O’Hara in 2012.

Graham Dwyer told gardaí he was not an innocent person but was innocent of murder, during questioning following his arrest on suspicion of murdering Elaine O’Hara.

Graham Dwyer told gardaí following his arrest on suspicion of murdering Elaine O’Hara that he was not an innocent person, but was innocent of murder.

Hours before she was last seen alive, Elaine O’Hara is alleged to have texted the man the State claims was Graham Dwyer to tell him she was scared of him and knew her life was in his hands every time they met.

The Graham Dwyer trial has been told of text messages about killing Elaine O’Hara and other women that the State claims the accused sent to the Dublin woman the year before she was murdered.

The Graham Dwyer trial has heard details of texts describing the sender’s urge to kill and rape which were sent to Elaine O’Hara from a phone allegedly bought by the accused.

For the second day in a row, the jurors in the Graham Dwyer trial were yesterday given a warning about the difficult nature of what they were about to hear.

The jury in the Graham Dwyer trial has heard about Garda requests for Elaine O’Hara’s mobile phone data up to the day he is alleged to have murdered her, and for his data for several months before and after that date.

Graham Dwyer’s wife has told his trial she recognised a spade found near Elaine O’Hara’s remains as one she had noticed missing from their garden.

The trial of Graham Dwyer has heard that gardaí found a number of files linked to stabbing and killing on Elaine O’Hara’s laptops.

A former partner of murder accused Graham Dwyer yesterday said he would pretend to stab her while having sex.

Architect Graham Dwyer, who is accused of the murder of Elaine O’Hara, has been sent forward for trial after he was served with an eight-volume book of evidence.