Graham Dwyer has been sentenced to life in prison for what the judge described as the "chilling and premeditated" murder of childcare worker Elaine O’Hara.

The Central Criminal Court has today heard that the family of murdered childcare worker Elaine O'Hara have "lost a daughter, a sister and a friend in the most brutal, traumatic and horrifying manner".

Graham Dwyer is to be sentenced to life imprisonment later today for stabbing to death Dublin childcare worker Elaine O'Hara.

Architect Graham Dwyer has issued a statement following his guilty verdict.

Graham Dwyer has been found guilty of the murder of Elaine O’Hara.

The jury in the Graham Dwyer murder trial has asked to suspend deliberations at 4.30pm today.

A verdict may be delivered today in the trial of Graham Dwyer, who is accused of murdering childcare worker Elaine O'Hara.

The jury in the Graham Dwyer murder trial has finished a second day of deliberations without reaching a verdict.

The jury has asked to view certain exhibits as they resume their deliberations in the Graham Dwyer trial for the murder of Elaine O'Hara.

The clock has stopped on the jury's deliberations in the Graham Dwyer murder trial.

The jury has begun deliberating in the trial of architect Graham Dwyer, who’s charged with murdering Dubliner Elaine O’Hara in 2012.

The judge in the Graham Dwyer trial has told the jury that the spade in the case was a good example of where it should be careful with circumstantial evidence.

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.

The judge in the Graham Dwyer trial is expected to finish giving his final directions to the jury tomorrow.

The judge is giving his final directions to the jury in the Graham Dwyer murder trial.

The judge in the Graham Dwyer murder trial has urged the jury to set aside any feelings of dislike or lack of sympathy they may feel towards the accused.

The judge is to give his final directions to the jury today in the Graham Dwyer murder trial.

Graham Dwyer’s defence lawyer has told the jurors in his murder trial that if they acquit him, they ‘will be doing the unpopular thing’.

Defence lawyers for Graham Dwyer are asking the jury at his murder trial to resolve whether text messages about raping and stabbing women were fantasy or reality.

The prosecutor in the Graham Dwyer murder trial has today described the architect as “a sadistic and brutal pervert with nothing on his mind other than murder”.

It is expected the prosecution will finish summing up its case to the jury in the Graham Dwyer murder trial later this morning.

The Graham Dwyer murder trial has been told that his relationship with Elaine O’Hara was ‘an entirely predatory one’ where he always saw her as a victim and would lead everyone to think her death was by suicide.

The prosecution in the Graham Dwyer murder trial claims he was in an "entirely predatory" relationship with Elaine O'Hara and stabbed her to satisfy his deep-seated sexual desires.

The prosecution in the Graham Dwyer murder trial has been summing up its case against the architect.

The prosecution has begun summing up its case against Graham Dwyer who is alleged to have stabbed Elaine O'Hara to death after luring her up to Killakee mountain.

The defence opened and closed its case this morning on the 39th day of Graham Dwyer’s murder trial at the Central Criminal Court.

A leading detective investigating Elaine O'Hara's death has agreed in court that leaks to the media following Graham Dwyer's arrest were the worst he had witnessed in his career.

The prosecution is due to finish calling evidence in the Graham Dwyer murder trial today.

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.

Video clips appearing to show Graham Dwyer stabbing Elaine O’Hara were shown to the jury on the 33rd day of the murder trial.

The jury in the Graham Dwyer trial has been shown videos of the architect appearing to stab women during sex, with blood visible in some.

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.

Graham Dwyer's murder trial has heard that images, documents and videos describing women being raped or stabbed were found on a hard drive at his home.

The author of a document found on a computer device in murder accused Graham Dwyer’s home had fantasised about killing from the time he was a teenager.

The judge in the Graham Dwyer trial has warned people attending the proceedings not to tweet anything said in the absence of the jury.

A document entitled 'Killing Darci' detailing the rape and killing of a young American woman was found on a hard drive in Graham Dwyer’s home, his trial has heard today.

The Graham Dwyer murder trial is hearing evidence about two secret phones he is alleged to have used to contact Elaine O'Hara.

Graham Dwyer's murder trial has heard the contacts indicating "master"and "slave" were saved on two Nokia phones found in a Wicklow reservoir.

Graham Dwyer’s murder trial has heard 847 texts were sent from his work phone to Elaine O’Hara between January 2008 and December 2009.

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 semen and Elaine O’Hara’s blood were found on her damaged mattress.

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.

Murder accused Graham Dwyer described victim Elaine O’Hara as “that awful girl” in a letter to his wife.

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