State to wait on Dwyer case outcome before fixing data retention law

Graham Dwyer (42) was convicted of the murder of Elaine O'Hara on August 22, 2012. File picture: Collins Courts

The Department of Justice says it will wait until a key European decision on the case of convicted murderer Graham Dwyer is made before fixing Ireland’s data retention law.

Last week, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) indicated to the Irish Supreme Court that any decision it makes with regard to the mobile phone data used in part to incriminate Dwyer in 2015 is likely to be in his favour.