The O’Higgins report says any disciplinary proceedings against gardaí, which might conceivably arise out of his investigation, ‘would not be helpful’, writes Cormac O’Keeffe

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)

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.

A young American woman has testified that Graham Dwyer told her that he wanted to kill Elaine O’Hara if Ms O’Hara wanted him to.

The man convicted of murdering innocent rugby player Shane Geoghegan in a case of mistaken identity must wait to hear whether his appeal against conviction has been successful.

The Graham Dwyer trial yesterday heard from two men who met Elaine O’Hara through a website catering for alternative sexual tastes. The murder trial jury also saw Ms O’Hara’s profile page from that website, in which she said she hoped to meet someone caring.

The Graham Dwyer trial has heard from two men, who met Elaine O’Hara through a website that caters for alternative sexual tastes.

The Government has published the report by Sean Guerin SC into allegations of garda misconduct.

The Special Criminal Court has ordered the disclosure of any recordings made between gardaí and civilian witnesses during the investigation into two Limerick men charged with murdering businessman Roy Collins.

Sacked Confidential Recipient Oliver Connolly, the Garda Commissioner, the Garda Ombudsman, and former Northern Ireland police ombudsman Nuala O’Loan, are being invited to make submissions to a special Oireachtas committee review on Garda oversight.

Cormac O’Keeffe looks at a plethora of investigations, inquiries and reviews that are under way to try and establish the facts and assess the actions of various state agencies and individuals in relation to four separate controversies.

The opposition has said the Government’s plans to ask a barrister to review a dossier of alleged wrongdoing in the Garda is “unbelievable”.

Lawyers for Wayne Dundon have asked the Special Criminal Court to adjourn his forthcoming trial on a charge of murdering local businessman Roy Collins five years ago.