The Bobby Ryan murder trial, also dubbed the 'love rival' trial, was the longest murder trial in the State's history. Today, the jury found Patrick Quirke guilty
Patrick Quirke Image: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie Patrick Quirke Image: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie PATRICK QUIRKE HAS been convicted of the murder of Bobby Ryan in what has become known as the ‘love rival’ trial.
The jury of six men and six women today found Patrick Quirke of Breanshamore, Co Tipperary guilty of killing Bobby Ryan, a part-time DJ going by the name Mr Moonlight, in June 2011.Mr Ryan went missing on 3 June 2011 after leaving his girlfriend Mary Lowry’s home at about 6.30am. His body was found in an underground run-off tank on the farm owned by Ms Lowry and leased by the accused at Fawnagown, Tipperary 22 months later in April 2013.
Evidence in the trial, the longest murder trial in the history of the State, lasted for 13 weeks amid lengthy legal argument carried out in the absence of the jury. Barristers for the prosecution and defence took five days to complete their closing speeches to the jury who took 20 hours and 31 minutes to come to their decision.
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