Graham Dwyer's house

This is the former home of convicted murderer Graham Dwyer.

It is located at 6 Kerrymount Close in Foxrock, Dublin.

Dwyer lived in this three-bedroom house with his wife, Gemma, and their two children until his arrest in October 2013.

The family moved into the property in August 2007, having previously lived in a cottage in Rathmines. Although they initially had plans to renovate the house, the 2008 financial crisis derailed the project. Dwyer's employer forced him to accept a significant pay cut, and his wife, Gemma Healy, lost her job.

Murder

In August 2012, Dwyer murdered 36-year-old childcare worker Elaine O'Hara and dumped her remains at a remote location on Killakee Mountain in the south of County Dublin.

The case remains one of Ireland's most high-profile murders.

When O'Hara went missing, friends and family feared she had died by suicide, as she had a history of self-harm and had been in and out of psychiatric care since the age of 16.

Discovery

In September 2013, three fishermen at the Vartry Reservoir in Wicklow discovered evidence that significantly altered the missing-persons case.

At the time, the manmade lake was at its lowest level because Ireland was experiencing its hottest summer in 18 years. While the reservoir is typically six meters deep, water levels had fallen to just under half a meter by September 2013. This significant drop exposed items that later led to Dwyer's arrest.

On September 10, 2013, the men found a bag containing clothes, a supermarket loyalty card, handcuffs, and restraints. Police traced the card back to O'Hara.

A wider search of the reservoir uncovered a knife and two phones. The devices contained text messages from Dwyer in which he discussed his urge to "rape, stab, or kill."

Three days later, a dog walker named Magali Vergnet discovered O'Hara's skeletal remains on Killakee Mountain.

Vergnet's dog, Millie, disappeared into the bushes on September 13, 2013. When Vergnet went looking for the dog, she found it chewing on a bone. Pieces of clothing were scattered on the ground nearby.

Suspecting the bones were human, Vergnet sought help from the landowner and a friend. The three returned to the site shortly afterward to take a closer look.

After noticing a human jawbone, they called the Gardaí (Irish police).

O'Hara's remains had finally been found after 13 months.

Dwyer and his wife share the same birthday. While the discovery was being made on Killakee Mountain, the couple was celebrating at a Mexican restaurant.

Arrest and trial

CCTV cameras at the Belarmine Plaza complex captured Dwyer visiting O'Hara on several occasions. Detectives later discovered that they were in a secret relationship involving violence and bondage. In the years leading up to her disappearance, O'Hara reportedly told her father she was "seeing" a married architect from Foxrock.

Investigators used data from Dwyer's work phone to map his movements over the previous months.

On October 17, 2013, the Gardaí arrived at the cul-de-sac in Foxrock and arrested Dwyer for murder. Detectives searched the house and seized several items of interest.

Dwyer went on trial for O'Hara's murder in 2015. After two months of testimony involving 197 witnesses and 320 exhibits, the jury found him guilty. The judge sentenced him to life in prison.

Following Dwyer's conviction, Gemma and their children moved out of the family home in Foxrock. Newspaper reports indicate that the couple are no longer in contact. In 2019, Gemma visited Dwyer twice in prison to present him with papers to sign. She did not visit him at all in 2020.

The property remained vacant for several years and was reportedly burglarized multiple times. In November 2019, the house was listed on the market for €595,000. It sold two months later for an undisclosed price.