Patrick Quirke must wait 'some time' to find out if murder appeal is successful
Quirke’s lawyers laid out about 50 grounds of appeal, arguing that he did not receive a fair trial.
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Quirke’s lawyers laid out about 50 grounds of appeal, arguing that he did not receive a fair trial.
Pat Quirke was convicted last year of the murder of popular DJ and father-of-two Bobby “Mr Moonlight” Ryan.
A court heard submissions on the second day of an appeal against the farmer’s conviction for murder.
Quirke was sentenced to life in prison last year for the murder of Bobby ‘Mr Moonlight’ Ryan.
Quirke, who was convicted of the murder of Bobby Ryan, will have his appeal heard on 13 October and it is expected to last a number of days.
Patrick Quirke was convicted in May of the murder of Bobby Ryan.
Quirke was convicted of the murder of Bobby Ryan earlier this month.
In this week’s episode of our podcast The Explainer, we look at the evidence used in one of Ireland’s most prolific murder trials.
Quirke was found guilty by a ten to two majority jury verdict at the Central Criminal Court today.
The jury found the 50-year-old guilty following the longest murder trial in the history of the State.
The recordings were ruled as inadmissible because his defence team argued they would suggest to the jury that he had “strange sexual proclivities” and could prejudice them against him.
The six men and six women will continue considering their verdict tomorrow.
Patrick Quirke has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Bobby Ryan.
The jury of six men and six women have been deliberating for almost 10 hours so far.
Patrick Quirke has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Bobby Ryan.
Patrick Quirke has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Bobby Ryan.
After almost two months of evidence, the jury is expected to begin deliberations this afternoon.
Farmer Quirke has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Bobby Ryan in 2011.
Quirke has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Bobby Ryan in 2011.
Farmer Patrick Quirke has pleaded not guilty to the murder of part-time DJ Bobby Ryan.
Farmer Patrick Quirke has pleaded not guilty to the murder of part-time DJ Bobby Ryan.
Farmer Patrick Quirke has pleaded not guilty to the murder of part-time DJ Bobby Ryan.
The garda made a note of it in his notebook but does not remember who said it.
Ryan went missing in 2011 and his body was found 22 months later.
Mary Lowry’s son was giving evidence at the Central Criminal Court today.
Ryan went missing in 2011 and his body was found 22 months later.
Dr Michael Curtis told the court that pieces of concrete fell on Bobby Ryan’s body as Gardaí tried to recover it from the slurry tank.
Flor Cantillon and Mary Lowry were in a relationship for around two years, after the disappearance of Bobby Ryan in 2011.
The court also heard that it is possible that Ryan’s body was placed rather than thrown into the tank where it was found.
Quirke said Lowry did give him a €20,000 loan, but denied receiving a cheque for €50,000, a trial heard today.
Patrick Quirke (50) of Breanshamore, Co Tipperary has pleaded not guilty to the murder of part-time DJ Bobby Ryan.
Quirke (50) of Breanshamore, Co Tipperary has pleaded not guilty to the murder of part-time DJ Bobby Ryan.
Ms Justice Eileen Creedon discharged the jury until next Wednesday this afternoon.
DJ Bobby Ryan’s body was found in an underground run-off tank on the farm leased by Patrick Quirke in April 2013.
A GP said Quirke was “upset” at Mary Lowry’s relationship with Bobby Ryan.
Ryan was found almost two years after going missing.
Lowry’s home was the last place Bobby Ryan was seen alive.
Ryan’s body was found in an underground run-off tank on the farm leased by Quirke in April 2013.
The Central Criminal Court heard of interviews conducted by gardaí with Patrick Quirke this afternoon.
Farmer Patrick Quirke (50) has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Bobby Ryan.