Graham Dwyer receives life sentence for murder of Elaine O'Hara
The architect with an address at Kerrymount Close, Foxrock was convicted at the Central Criminal Court last month.
A victim impact report prepared by her father, Frank, was read out by the prosecution at the hearing.
In the statement, the family stated: "We have lost a daughter, a sister and a friend in the most brutal traumatic and horrifying manner."
You won't have seen a wedding RSVP letter like this before
Wedding RSVP cards are usually a pretty dull formality - just two blank spaces to acknowledge your own attendance and the number of people joining you.
But one man has thrown tradition to the wind and designed his own tick-the-box format letter...
Youth reportedly armed with crossbow allegedly kills teacher in Barcelona
A pupil reportedly armed with a crossbow has allegedly killed a teacher and injured at least three others at a high school in Barcelona.
A police spokesman said the 13-year-old has been detained on suspicion of murder on Monday morning - and there were unconfirmed reports a crossbow was used.
According to local media, the teenage boy had arrived in class an hour late, and had a crossbow and a knife in his backpack.
WATCH: Gardaí say their participation in same-sex marriage referendum event "not appropriate"
The Garda Commissioner says the force will investigate how a member ended up participating in a photocall organised by a group calling for a Yes vote in the referendum on same-sex marriage.
Noirín O'Sullivan insists the force is apolitical and members should not be seen to take sides in the campaign.
Irish women's alcohol consumption comes under the spotlight
Some 88 deaths every month are directly attributable to alcohol - and while overall consumption in Ireland has decreased, two groups that continue to drink too much are young women and the middle aged.
Women's alcohol consumption is under the spotlight as part of Action of Alcohol Week.
