Graham Dwyer has legal battle ahead to win freedom, say experts

Phone traffic evidence was central to the successful conviction of Graham Dwyer in March 2015 for the 2012 murder of Elaine O’Hara. Picture: Collins Courts.

A landmark European court ruling in the Graham Dwyer case “significantly tilts the balance” in favour of criminals, former garda bosses have said.

Families of homicide victims said some murders could go unsolved as a result and said it was “common sense” that the protection of life take precedence over rights to privacy.