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)

Bondage cuffs, chains, knives, a leather mask, rope, a ball gag, a blindfold, and the keys to Elaine O’Hara’s home were found in a lake.

The jury in the Graham Dwyer trial has heard that a document about a "slave" lifestyle for women, and two large metal chains were found in Elaine O’Hara’s home shortly after her disappearance in August 2012.

A GARDA was last night hailed a hero after he saved the life of a 79-year-old man trapped in a house fire.