Convicted murderer Graham Dwyer’s location as an architect has been changed to where he’s jailed — but he faces a battle to hang on to his job even if he wins his appeal.
The Star was first to reveal that sadistic killer Dwyer (49) is still registered as an architect in Ireland - but now his address on the official register changed from his native Cork to Co Laois where he is serving a life sentence in the Midlands prison for the murder of Elaine O’Hara.
The Star has also learned that Dwyer, who is set to have his appeal over his conviction heard in December, remains registered with the Royal Institute of Architects Ireland (RIAI).
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And despite not being able to work as an architect in jail, Dwyer for now cannot be taken off the register despite having his membership of the RIAI revoked.
This paper has learned that despite remaining on the register, Dwyer may never end up being able to go back to his job as an architect even if he wins his appeal - due to complaints he is facing.
It is understood that objections have been raised over Dwyer just being registered as an architect - and even if he wins his appeal, he will potentially face investigation and removal from the register of architects in the future.
The RIAI confirmed to The Star that Dwyer had been removed from the membership - but that he remains a registered architect.
A statement said: “The Articles of Association in place at the date of Mr Dwyer’s conviction provided that a person convicted of a felony shall ipso facto cease to be a member of the RIAI.
“Therefore, Mr Dwyer was removed from membership on the date of his conviction, 27 March 2015, and since then is no longer entitled to use the letters MRIAI,” a spokesperson said.
“Section 13 of the Building Control Act 2007 designates the RIAI as the registration body for architects in the State and the RIAI administers the statutory Register for Architects in Ireland.
“The Act restricts the use of the title ‘Architect’ to only those persons included in the Register for Architects. Mr Dwyer remains on the Register for Architects,” they added.
However, the RIAI added that if it receives complaints about a particular person on the register, this goes through an official process - and could lead to that person then being struck off of it.
“Under powers conferred by the Act, the RIAI’s statutory Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) may, on foot of a complaint about a registered architect, investigate their conduct connected to the profession of architecture in which the individual concerned is alleged to have seriously fallen short, by omission or commission, of the standards expected amongst the profession,” they said.
“The Act provides that where a complaint is being investigated by the PCC, a person’s name cannot be removed from the register until the inquiry process has been completed and the PCC has decided what action to take.”
Dwyer’s appeal of his conviction for the murder of Elaine O’Hara is set to be heard on December 1.
The appeal had been on hold pending the outcome of an appeal by the State over a key phone metadata ruling by the High Court in Dwyer’s favour.
Mobile phone metadata played an important role in securing his conviction for the 2012 murder of Ms O’Hara.
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