Dwyer unlikely to win freedom - but it's clear we need to reform 'illegal system of mass surveillance'

Legal ruling: The Supreme Court sitting in Waterford. Photo: Mary Browne

TJ McIntyre

Yesterday's Supreme Court decision in the Graham Dwyer case was much anticipated, to the point where the judgment was shown live on television. But viewers expecting a clear outcome might have been left nonplussed by the apparently inconclusive result.

Instead of making a final judgment, the Supreme Court decided to refer questions of law to the European Court of Justice - postponing the final outcome for at least several months and possibly a year or more.