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.

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.

An angler has told Graham Dwyer's murder trial that he fished out bondage cuffs, a black blindfold and a rubber ball gag from the lake at Roundwood in September 2013.