Graham Dwyer wins High Court phone-data ruling

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Graham Dwyer secured a High Court declaration on 11 January 2019 that Ireland’s general, indiscriminate retention of telephony data was inconsistent with EU law.

Mr Justice Tony O’Connor stayed the declaration while the defendants pursue a proposed appeal to the Supreme Court.

The judgment records that Dwyer’s outstanding conviction appeal was central to the proceedings.