Ireland Crime

Named as

Victim

Born

1969, from the ages reported

Offences

Murder

Where

Co. Tipperary

Reporting

10 reports, 15 Nov 2021 to 27 Apr 2022

Outlets

extra.ie, thejournal.ie, irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie, leinsterexpress.ie, tipperarylive.ie, limerickleader.ie

• Supreme Court affirms murder conviction in Tipperary Murder · Co. Tipperary

  Bobby Ryan, 52, a part-time DJ known as 'Mr Moonlight' and father of two, went missing on 3 June 2011 after leaving his partner Mary Lowry's home at Fawnagowan, Co Tipperary, and his badly decomposed body was found in a disused underground run-off tank on a farm owned by Lowry and leased by Patrick Quirke on 30 April 2013. Quirke, 51, a dairy farmer from Breanshamore, Co Tipperary, was convicted by a 10:2 majority jury verdict after a 71-day trial at the Central Criminal Court in 2019 and sentenced to life imprisonment. The Court of Appeal dismissed all 52 grounds of his appeal in November 2021. The Supreme Court ruled in March 2023 that a computer seized from his home was unlawfully searched, but on 28 July 2023 unanimously dismissed his application for a retrial, affirming the conviction.

  Convicted, 16 Nov 2021Victim · 10 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 27 Apr2022
   In courtextra.ie, in Supreme Court affirms murder conviction in Tipperary

   Supreme Court gives Patrick Quirke permission to appeal 'Mr Moonlight' murder conviction - Extra.ie

   victim, Mary Lowry, female, irish (judged from name)Mary Lowry♀IE
2. 27 Apr2022
   In courtthejournal.ie, in Supreme Court affirms murder conviction in Tipperary

   Supreme Court gives Patrick Quirke permission to appeal conviction against 'Mr Moonlight' murder

   victim, Mary Lowry, female, irish (judged from name)Mary Lowry♀IE
3. 27 Apr2022
   In courtirishtimes.com, in Supreme Court affirms murder conviction in Tipperary

   Supreme Court to hear Patrick Quirke appeal against his murder conviction

   victim, Mary Lowry, 52, female, irish (judged from name)Mary Lowry♀52IE
4. 5 Jan2022
   Convictedirishmirror.ie, in Supreme Court affirms murder conviction in Tipperary

   Daughter of murder victim Bobby Ryan carrying on nickname to keep memory alive

   victim, Mary Lowry, female, irish (judged from name)Mary Lowry♀IE
5. 16 Nov2021
   In courtirishtimes.com, in Supreme Court affirms murder conviction in Tipperary

   Supreme Court may be Patrick Quirke’s last option to overturn murder conviction

   victim, Mary Lowry, 52, female, irish (judged from name)Mary Lowry♀52IE
6. 16 Nov2021
   Convictedleinsterexpress.ie, in Supreme Court affirms murder conviction in Tipperary

   Killer of Mr Moonlight has appeal dismissed by court

   victim, Mary Lowry, female, irish (judged from name)Mary Lowry♀IE
7. 16 Nov2021
   In courttipperarylive.ie, in Supreme Court affirms murder conviction in Tipperary

   COURTS: Tipperary's Patrick Quirke loses appeal against conviction for murdering Bobby Ryan

   victim, Mary Lowry, female, irish (judged from name)Mary Lowry♀IE
8. 16 Nov2021
   Convictedextra.ie, in Supreme Court affirms murder conviction in Tipperary

   Patrick Quirke loses appeal against murder conviction of love rival ‘Mr Moonlight’ - Extra.ie

   victim, Mary Lowry, female, irish (judged from name)Mary Lowry♀IE
9. 16 Nov2021
   In courtlimerickleader.ie, in Supreme Court affirms murder conviction in Tipperary

   BREAKING: Patrick Quirke loses appeal against his conviction for murdering DJ 'Mr Moonlight' Bobby Ryan

   victim, Mary Lowry, female, irish (judged from name)Mary Lowry♀IE
10. 15 Nov2021
    In courtirishtimes.com, in Supreme Court affirms murder conviction in Tipperary

    Judges to rule on Patrick Quirke appeal over conviction for murder of DJ

    victim, Mary Lowry, female, irish (judged from name)Mary Lowry♀IE

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