State vetoed release of European court arguments on data retention

In 2013, Graham Dwyer was sentenced to life in prison at Dublin's Central Criminal Court for the murder of Elaine O'Hara, 36, in the Dublin mountains. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

The State vetoed the release of its arguments before a European court with regard to data retention so as not to compromise its case against convicted murderer Graham Dwyer.

An attempt to have this country’s arguments in a series of landmark cases in Europe was unsuccessful due to the State opposing the release of its written submissions in those cases.