State appeal over ruling in favour of Graham Dwyer around alleged privacy breach likely to proceed next month

The Supreme Court is likely to proceed next month to hear the State's appeal against an important ruling which could assist Graham Dwyer in his separate appeal against his conviction for the murder of childcare worker Elaine O'Hara, the Chief Justice has indicated.

The State and Dwyer both want the appeal - which concerns a key High Court decision concerning retention of mobile phone data - to proceed but issues have been raised about the potential impact on it of three cases currently before the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU).