Graham Dwyer challenged phone records in murder case

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Graham Dwyer’s challenge to phone-record evidence in his murder case was due to open at the High Court on 20 February 2018. The case concerned claims that the Communications (Retention of Data) Act 2011 breached his privacy rights under Irish, European and EU law.

Dwyer was convicted of murdering Elaine O’Hara and jailed for life after a Central Criminal Court trial in March 2015. The State parties opposed his claims, while his appeal against conviction had yet to be heard.