Mr Justice Collins set out his reasoning for why it was correct for phone metadata to be admitted at Caolan Smyth's and Gary McAreavey's trials

Central to the Supreme Court appeals of Caolan Smyth and Gary McAreavey is an argument that certain telephone data evidence, obtained under a 2011 Irish law, was inadmissible due to legal breaches

The outcomes of these appeals will likely have an impact on any potential Supreme Court appeal Graham Dwyer might seek.

Phone records used to connect phones two co-accuseds were retained and accessed pursuant to a 2011 Irish law —  the same regime under which call data evidence was obtained as part of the case against Graham Dwyer, who was convicted in 2015 for the murder of childcare worker Elaine O’Hara

A hitman who gunned down Kinahan cartel target James 'Mago' Gately as part of an organised attempted murder conspiracy has been jailed for 20 years by the Special Criminal Court.