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Supreme Court judgment upholding Dwyer's murder conviction; it ruled the phone traffic and location data admissible and found substantial unchallenged text message evidence against him.

Reports the Supreme Court's dismissal of Dwyer's final appeal and the family's reaction. It adds that the court ruled the phone data evidence admissible and that the family hopes Elaine can now rest in peace.

Adds the family's statement, the Supreme Court's ruling that mobile phone data was admissible, the judge's view of the evidence, and the life sentence Dwyer is serving.

Supreme Court judgment of 31 July 2024 dismissing Dwyer's appeal against his 2015 murder conviction. It adds that the Court of Appeal dismissed his grounds of appeal on 24 March 2023 and that the phone data evidence was held admissible.

Only the headline is usable; the article body is empty template markup. Adds that the Supreme Court dismissed Dwyer's last-ditch appeal, dated 2024-07-31, which matches existing case 5308.

The Supreme Court's unanimous judgment, delivered by Mr Justice Collins with a concurring judgment by Mr Justice Hogan, is the final ruling in Dwyer's long-running legal challenge. The court found the phone metadata evidence was properly admitted and that even without it, the remaining evidence was 'more than sufficient' to establish attribution beyond any reasonable doubt.

Supreme Court dismissed the appeal against Dwyer's murder conviction; his appeal argued that phone data retention breached his rights. The article gives the murder year as 2012 but also says August 22, 2022 in one passage, so the incident date is taken as 2012-08-22.

Reports that the Supreme Court will give its judgment on Wednesday on Dwyer's further appeal against his murder conviction, and summarises the phone metadata issues and earlier rulings in the case.

Previews the Supreme Court's decision on Dwyer's final appeal, due Wednesday 31 July 2024. It says the appeal was heard in January, outlines the legal arguments about mobile phone data, and says this is likely his last possible appeal in the Irish courts.

Only the headline is available; the article body is an unrendered template. The headline says Dwyer is attempting to have his murder conviction struck out.

Reports the Supreme Court hearing of Dwyer's appeal against his 2015 murder conviction, the defence and DPP arguments on the phone metadata evidence, and that judgment was reserved.

Reports Dwyer's further appeal to the Supreme Court, where his lawyers argue the mobile phone data was unlawfully retained. Adds background on the 2015 conviction, the 2022 European ruling and the Court of Appeal's March rejection of the data-admissibility appeal.

Reports the Supreme Court hearing on 16 January 2024, including the arguments on mobile phone data, the DPP's response, and that the decision is reserved.

Reports that the Supreme Court will hear Dwyer's further appeal on 16 January, after the Court of Appeal dismissed his conviction appeal earlier in 2023. The article sets out the legal issues on the call data evidence and the case timetable.

Adds that the Supreme Court has fixed 16 January 2024 for the one-day hearing, that the appeal was granted earlier in 2023, and that the matter was briefly mentioned before Mr Justice Maurice Collins on 12 December 2023 when a timetable for submissions was set.

Reports that the Supreme Court has fixed 16 January 2024 for the hearing of Dwyer’s appeal, and sets out the legal issues for decision.

Reports that the Supreme Court has granted leave to hear Dwyer's appeal, with seven grounds concerning the admissibility of mobile phone call data under the 2011 Act struck down by the CJEU in 2014. The Court of Appeal had dismissed his appeal in March, and a date has not yet been set for the Supreme Court hearing.

Supreme Court determination granting leave to appeal the Court of Appeal's 24 March 2023 dismissal of Dwyer's appeal. The application relates only to the admission of call data record (CDR) evidence relating to Phone A.

Reports that a three-judge Supreme Court panel will consider Dwyer's application for a further appeal in chambers, based on written submissions, and that the decision will be published later. It also sets out the grounds of the application and the test for a Supreme Court appeal.

Adds that Dwyer has lodged papers seeking Supreme Court permission after losing his Court of Appeal challenge in March 2023, which the article reports as a fresh bid to overturn his conviction.

Headline only: Dwyer plans a fresh court bid to overturn his murder conviction. The article body contains no details of the victim, the court, or the date of the bid.

Reports that Dwyer's former girlfriend Charmaine Davidson cut off all contact in mid-2020, and details the Court of Appeal's rejection of his phone data challenge, with Justice Birmingham ruling the evidence could not give rise to a miscarriage of justice. Also notes Dwyer's plans to take the case to European courts.

Court of Appeal dismissed all grounds of Dwyer's appeal; article analyses the likelihood of a Supreme Court appeal and the data privacy legal issues involved, noting the Court of Appeal followed its own reasoning in the Smyth case.

Court of Appeal decision on 24 March 2023 dismissing Dwyer's appeal based on CJEU ruling on mobile phone metadata retention; also provides extensive background on the case, the relationship, and the trial evidence.