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# Patrick Quirke

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19th March 2023 - 1st April 2023
# Patrick Quirke
Supreme Court rules seizure of computer from home of convicted murderer Quirke was 'unlawful'
The judgment of the seven member Supreme Court was delivered this morning.
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2022
# Mr Moonlight
Equality commission joined as party to convicted killer's Patrick Quirke's Supreme Court appeal
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission will now make legal submissions on part of Quirke’s appeal
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Oct 6th 2022, 1:47 PM
# Mr Moonlight
Supreme Court gives Patrick Quirke permission to appeal conviction against 'Mr Moonlight' murder
The Tipperary farmer was convicted of the murder in 2019.
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Apr 27th 2022, 12:32 PM
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# Court of Appeal
'Mr Moonlight' murder: Quirke loses appeal against conviction
The three judge Court of Appeal returned their ruling this morning.
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Nov 16th 2021, 11:17 AM
# mr moonlight trial
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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Oct 16th 2020, 4:23 PM
# Mr Moonlight
'Mr Moonlight' appeal: Evidence of Pat Quirke's behaviour was necessary to set out context, DPP argues
Pat Quirke was convicted last year of the murder of popular DJ and father-of-two Bobby “Mr Moonlight” Ryan.
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Oct 15th 2020, 7:34 PM
# Mr Moonlight
Patrick Quirke's barrister says 'tabloid-ese' claims should not have been allowed in murder trial
A court heard submissions on the second day of an appeal against the farmer’s conviction for murder.
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Oct 14th 2020, 6:54 PM
# Court of Appeal
'Tittle tattle' was used as evidence to convict Patrick Quirke of murdering Bobby Ryan, court hears
Quirke was sentenced to life in prison last year for the murder of Bobby ‘Mr Moonlight’ Ryan.
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Oct 13th 2020, 1:36 PM
# Courts
Patrick Quirke's appeal against murder conviction to take place remotely next month
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.
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Sep 21st 2020, 4:25 PM
# mr moonlight trial
Children of Bobby Ryan launch High Court cases against father's killer Patrick Quirke
Patrick Quirke was convicted in May of the murder of Bobby Ryan.
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Jul 16th 2019, 10:58 AM
# love rival trial
Patrick Quirke lodges appeal against his murder conviction
Quirke was convicted of the murder of Bobby Ryan earlier this month.
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May 21st 2019, 5:53 PM
# the explainer
The Explainer: How did Patrick Quirke get convicted of the murder of Bobby Ryan?
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.
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May 13th 2019, 6:15 AM
# love rival trial
The evidence that convinced the jury that Patrick Quirke murdered Bobby Ryan
Quirke was found guilty by a ten to two majority jury verdict at the Central Criminal Court today.
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May 1st 2019, 6:44 PM
# Courts
Patrick Quirke found guilty of murder of Bobby Ryan in 'love rival' trial
The jury found the 50-year-old guilty following the longest murder trial in the history of the State.
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May 1st 2019, 4:08 PM
# Mr Moonlight
Secret 'intimate recordings' and Joe O'Reilly internet search - what the 'love rival' jury didn't hear
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.
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May 1st 2019, 3:31 PM
# Courts
'Love rival' trial: Seven days of deliberation and no verdict
The six men and six women will continue considering their verdict tomorrow.
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Apr 30th 2019, 6:54 PM
# Mr Moonlight
Jury in love rivals murder trial to resume deliberations tomorrow
Patrick Quirke has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Bobby Ryan.
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Apr 29th 2019, 6:18 PM
# Mr Moonlight
Jury in Patrick Quirke murder trial continue deliberations this afternoon
The jury of six men and six women have been deliberating for almost 10 hours so far.
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Apr 26th 2019, 2:23 PM
# Mr Moonlight
Jury in Patrick Quirke murder trial to resume deliberations tomorrow
Patrick Quirke has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Bobby Ryan.
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Apr 25th 2019, 4:45 PM
# jury is out
Patrick Quirke murder trial nears end as jury to continue deliberations tomorrow
Patrick Quirke has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Bobby Ryan.
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Apr 23rd 2019, 6:20 PM
# mr moonlight trial
Jury in trial of Patrick Quirke told to consider circumstantial evidence with care
After almost two months of evidence, the jury is expected to begin deliberations this afternoon.
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Apr 23rd 2019, 2:50 PM
# mr moolight
'Curious and inquisitive person': Closing arguments finish in Patrick Quirke murder trial
Farmer Quirke has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Bobby Ryan in 2011.
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Apr 16th 2019, 7:30 PM
# Mr Moonlight
Mary Lowry's evidence called into question by murder accused Patrick Quirke's defence laywers
Quirke has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Bobby Ryan in 2011.
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Apr 15th 2019, 5:14 PM
# Mr Moonlight
Jury asked to apply 'greatest skill' and 'skepticism' in case of murder accused Quirke
Farmer Patrick Quirke has pleaded not guilty to the murder of part-time DJ Bobby Ryan.
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Apr 12th 2019, 6:34 PM
# Mr Moonlight
Prosecution case against Patrick Quirke is 'forensically barren', court told
Farmer Patrick Quirke has pleaded not guilty to the murder of part-time DJ Bobby Ryan.
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Apr 11th 2019, 8:22 PM
# Mr Moonlight
'My son had recently died, that's all I'm saying': Murder accused Quirke asked to explain internet searches
Farmer Patrick Quirke has pleaded not guilty to the murder of part-time DJ Bobby Ryan.
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Apr 8th 2019, 6:32 PM
# mr moonlight trial
Garda made note saying 'Mary Lowry had his head melted', court told
The garda made a note of it in his notebook but does not remember who said it.
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Apr 5th 2019, 4:36 PM
# Patrick Quirke
Injuries to Bobby Ryan's body not caused by fallen debris after gardaí lifted tank lid, court hears
Ryan went missing in 2011 and his body was found 22 months later.
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Apr 4th 2019, 2:49 PM
# Courts
Murder accused Pat Quirke went around Mary Lowry's farm 'as if he owned the place', court hears
Mary Lowry’s son was giving evidence at the Central Criminal Court today.
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Apr 3rd 2019, 6:40 PM
# Mr Moonlight
Fingerprints in Bobby Ryan's van did not belong to accused, court hears
Ryan went missing in 2011 and his body was found 22 months later.
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Apr 1st 2019, 3:22 PM
# mr moonlight trial
Mary Lowry visited psychic in Nenagh after Bobby Ryan disappeared to 'see if that could help', court hears
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.
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Mar 29th 2019, 7:58 PM
# mr moonlight trial
A recording of Mary Lowry and her new partner found on computer in Quirke's home, court told
Flor Cantillon and Mary Lowry were in a relationship for around two years, after the disappearance of Bobby Ryan in 2011.
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Mar 28th 2019, 6:23 PM
# mr moonlight trial
Bobby Ryan died from blunt force trauma to the head, court hears
The court also heard that it is possible that Ryan’s body was placed rather than thrown into the tank where it was found.
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Mar 27th 2019, 8:42 PM
# mr moonlight trial
'A downright lie': Patrick Quirke denies demanding money from Mary Lowry, court hears
Quirke said Lowry did give him a €20,000 loan, but denied receiving a cheque for €50,000, a trial heard today.
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Mar 26th 2019, 7:50 PM
# Mr Moonlight
Quirke told Tusla that Mary Lowry was fixated on new relationship, trial hears
Patrick Quirke (50) of Breanshamore, Co Tipperary has pleaded not guilty to the murder of part-time DJ Bobby Ryan.
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Mar 22nd 2019, 5:35 PM
# Patrick Quirke
Google search for 'body decomposition' carried out on computer found in Patrick Quirke home, trial hears
Quirke (50) of Breanshamore, Co Tipperary has pleaded not guilty to the murder of part-time DJ Bobby Ryan.
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Mar 21st 2019, 9:40 PM
# Patrick Quirke
Judge in Tipperary murder trial says it's 'being discussed by just about everyone in the country at this point'
Ms Justice Eileen Creedon discharged the jury until next Wednesday this afternoon.
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Mar 15th 2019, 1:39 PM
# handwriting expert
'What the guards will know': Expert tells court of indentations found on page in Patrick Quirke home
DJ Bobby Ryan’s body was found in an underground run-off tank on the farm leased by Patrick Quirke in April 2013.
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Mar 13th 2019, 6:09 PM
# mr moonlight trial
Doctor gave Patrick Quirke anti-depressants after he claimed he was stressed over affair, court told
A GP said Quirke was “upset” at Mary Lowry’s relationship with Bobby Ryan.
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Mar 6th 2019, 9:20 PM
# Courts
Patrick Quirke murder trial hears about hair clip taken from farm tank where Bobby Ryan's body was found
Ryan was found almost two years after going missing.
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Feb 27th 2019, 7:41 PM
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