# patrick-quirke - Friday 16 October, 2020
# Mr Moonlight Trial
# Mr Moonlight Trial
Quirke’s lawyers laid out about 50 grounds of appeal, arguing that he did not receive a fair trial.
# patrick-quirke - Thursday 15 October, 2020
# Mr Moonlight
# Mr Moonlight
Pat Quirke was convicted last year of the murder of popular DJ and father-of-two Bobby “Mr Moonlight” Ryan.
# patrick-quirke - Wednesday 14 October, 2020
# Mr Moonlight
# Mr Moonlight
A court heard submissions on the second day of an appeal against the farmer’s conviction for murder.
# patrick-quirke - Tuesday 13 October, 2020
# Court Of Appeal
# Court Of Appeal
Quirke was sentenced to life in prison last year for the murder of Bobby ‘Mr Moonlight’ Ryan.
# patrick-quirke - Monday 21 September, 2020
# Courts
# Courts
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 - Tuesday 16 July, 2019
# Mr Moonlight Trial
# Mr Moonlight Trial
Patrick Quirke was convicted in May of the murder of Bobby Ryan.
# patrick-quirke - Tuesday 21 May, 2019
# Love Rival Trial
# Love Rival Trial
Quirke was convicted of the murder of Bobby Ryan earlier this month.
# patrick-quirke - Monday 13 May, 2019
# The Explainer
# The Explainer
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.
# patrick-quirke - Wednesday 1 May, 2019
# Love Rival Trial
# Love Rival Trial
Quirke was found guilty by a ten to two majority jury verdict at the Central Criminal Court today.
# Courts
# Courts
The jury found the 50-year-old guilty following the longest murder trial in the history of the State.
# Mr Moonlight
# Mr Moonlight
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.
# patrick-quirke - Tuesday 30 April, 2019
# Courts
# Courts
The six men and six women will continue considering their verdict tomorrow.
# patrick-quirke - Monday 29 April, 2019
# Mr Moonlight
# Mr Moonlight
Patrick Quirke has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Bobby Ryan.
# patrick-quirke - Friday 26 April, 2019
# Mr Moonlight
# Mr Moonlight
The jury of six men and six women have been deliberating for almost 10 hours so far.
# patrick-quirke - Thursday 25 April, 2019
# Mr Moonlight
# Mr Moonlight
Patrick Quirke has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Bobby Ryan.
# patrick-quirke - Tuesday 23 April, 2019
# Jury Is Out
# Jury Is Out
Patrick Quirke has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Bobby Ryan.
# Mr Moonlight Trial
# Mr Moonlight Trial
After almost two months of evidence, the jury is expected to begin deliberations this afternoon.
# patrick-quirke - Tuesday 16 April, 2019
# Mr Moolight
# Mr Moolight
Farmer Quirke has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Bobby Ryan in 2011.
# patrick-quirke - Monday 15 April, 2019
# Mr Moonlight
# Mr Moonlight
Quirke has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Bobby Ryan in 2011.
# patrick-quirke - Friday 12 April, 2019
# Mr Moonlight
# Mr Moonlight
Farmer Patrick Quirke has pleaded not guilty to the murder of part-time DJ Bobby Ryan.
# patrick-quirke - Thursday 11 April, 2019
# Mr Moonlight
# Mr Moonlight
Farmer Patrick Quirke has pleaded not guilty to the murder of part-time DJ Bobby Ryan.
# patrick-quirke - Monday 8 April, 2019
# Mr Moonlight
# Mr Moonlight
Farmer Patrick Quirke has pleaded not guilty to the murder of part-time DJ Bobby Ryan.
# patrick-quirke - Friday 5 April, 2019
# Mr Moonlight Trial
# Mr Moonlight Trial
The garda made a note of it in his notebook but does not remember who said it.
# patrick-quirke - Thursday 4 April, 2019
# Patrick Quirke
# Patrick Quirke
Ryan went missing in 2011 and his body was found 22 months later.
# patrick-quirke - Wednesday 3 April, 2019
# Courts
# Courts
Mary Lowry’s son was giving evidence at the Central Criminal Court today.
# patrick-quirke - Monday 1 April, 2019
# Mr Moonlight
# Mr Moonlight
Ryan went missing in 2011 and his body was found 22 months later.
# patrick-quirke - Friday 29 March, 2019
# Mr Moonlight Trial
# Mr Moonlight Trial
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.
# patrick-quirke - Thursday 28 March, 2019
# Mr Moonlight Trial
# Mr Moonlight Trial
Flor Cantillon and Mary Lowry were in a relationship for around two years, after the disappearance of Bobby Ryan in 2011.
# patrick-quirke - Wednesday 27 March, 2019
# Mr Moonlight Trial
# Mr Moonlight Trial
The court also heard that it is possible that Ryan’s body was placed rather than thrown into the tank where it was found.
# patrick-quirke - Tuesday 26 March, 2019
# Mr Moonlight Trial
# Mr Moonlight Trial
Quirke said Lowry did give him a €20,000 loan, but denied receiving a cheque for €50,000, a trial heard today.
# patrick-quirke - Friday 22 March, 2019
# Mr Moonlight
# Mr Moonlight
Patrick Quirke (50) of Breanshamore, Co Tipperary has pleaded not guilty to the murder of part-time DJ Bobby Ryan.
# patrick-quirke - Thursday 21 March, 2019
# Patrick Quirke
# Patrick Quirke
Quirke (50) of Breanshamore, Co Tipperary has pleaded not guilty to the murder of part-time DJ Bobby Ryan.
# patrick-quirke - Friday 15 March, 2019
# Patrick Quirke
# Patrick Quirke
Ms Justice Eileen Creedon discharged the jury until next Wednesday this afternoon.
# patrick-quirke - Wednesday 13 March, 2019
# Handwriting Expert
# Handwriting Expert
DJ Bobby Ryan’s body was found in an underground run-off tank on the farm leased by Patrick Quirke in April 2013.
# patrick-quirke - Wednesday 6 March, 2019
# Mr Moonlight Trial
# Mr Moonlight Trial
A GP said Quirke was “upset” at Mary Lowry’s relationship with Bobby Ryan.
# patrick-quirke - Wednesday 27 February, 2019
# Courts
# Courts
Ryan was found almost two years after going missing.
# patrick-quirke - Tuesday 26 February, 2019
# Courts
# Courts
Lowry’s home was the last place Bobby Ryan was seen alive.
# patrick-quirke - Monday 18 February, 2019
# Mr Moonlight Trial
# Mr Moonlight Trial
Ryan’s body was found in an underground run-off tank on the farm leased by Quirke in April 2013.
# patrick-quirke - Thursday 14 February, 2019
# Mr Moonlight Trial
# Mr Moonlight Trial
The Central Criminal Court heard of interviews conducted by gardaí with Patrick Quirke this afternoon.
# patrick-quirke - Wednesday 13 February, 2019
# Trial
# Trial
Farmer Patrick Quirke (50) has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Bobby Ryan.
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