Crime Graham Dwyer's Supreme Court appeal verdict will be televised live Close 1/2 Midlands Prison inmate Graham Dwyer is concentrating on appealing his conviction 2/2 Elaine O'Hara Gallery 2 Midlands Prison inmate Graham Dwyer is concentrating on appealing his conviction

A Supreme Court decision which will have significant implications for Graham Dwyer’s bid to overturn his murder conviction will be televised live on RTÉ.

The seven-judge court heard the State’s challenge in December against a High Court ruling that the legislation used by gardaí to accessed Dwyer’s communications data contravened EU law and the European Convention on Human Rights.

It will give its decision on Monday, when it sits in Waterford.

An RTE spokeswoman told Independent.ie: "We will be showing it, we began broadcasting Supreme Court rulings on RTE News Now in 2017 and have permission to do so in Waterford on Monday."

While he is entitled to appear in court, Dwyer has chosen not to on previous occasions, and prison sources say he is likely to watch from his Midlands Prison cell, where he has television access.

Dwyer (47) met 36-year-old Ms O’Hara online and his trial heard he stabbed her to death for his own sexual gratification.

She disappeared in August 2012 and her remains were found 13 months later in the Dublin Mountains.

Dwyer was sentenced to life imprisonment in April 2015 after a jury at the Central Criminal Court found him guilty of the murder of Ms O'Hara.

The High Court ruled in 2018 that the legislation under which gardaí accessed his phone records contravened EU law and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).

The prosecution was able to show where Dwyer's phone was at certain times and what numbers it contacted.

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Elaine O'Hara

The appeal, heard by the court before Christmas, was told that there were "enormous amounts" at stake in the case, and if upheld, the High Court ruling could have drastic effects on not just this case but also on future investigations.

A separate appeal by Dwyer against his conviction has been on hold pending the outcome of the Supreme Court case.

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