Dwyer likely to spend 20 years behind bars

Murderer and predator Graham Dwyer was taken to the basement of Mountjoy Prison yesterday afternoon.

Dwyer likely to spend 20 years behind bars
Tue, 21 Apr, 2015 - 01:00
Cormac O’Keeffe

He is likely to spend some 20 years — and possibly more — behind bars before he is released on licence.

The average jail term served by life sentence prisoners before they get out is currently around 18 years, according to official prison figures.

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