Irish Examiner view: Dwyer decision key for phone evidence

Graham Dwyer lost his appeal after murdering Elaine O'Hara in 2012. Picture: Collins Courts

The comprehensive dismissal of all the grounds of appeal by the Bandon-born architect and murderer Graham Dwyer is a welcome relief and ends a period of great anxiety over the admissibility of data evidence from the mobile phone that he used for his business.

Dwyer, 50, pleaded not guilty at his trial but was sentenced to life imprisonment in March 2015 and was seeking to overturn his conviction for murdering Elaine O’Hara, a vulnerable childcare worker, for sexual gratification in 2012.