Ireland Named in reporting
Patrick Quirke
Born 1970, from the ages reported. 39 reports across 1 case, 15 Nov 2021 to 4 Sep 2026
Suspect: Patrick Quirke, Irish man, 51Patrick Quirke
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused, suspect
- Born
- 1970, from the ages reported
- Nationality
- Irish, as stated in a report
- Offences
- Murder
- Where
- Co. Tipperary
- Reporting
- 39 reports, 15 Nov 2021 to 4 Sep 2026
- Outlets
- irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com, Courts Service judgment, thejournal.ie, extra.ie, rte.ie, tipperarylive.ie, leinsterexpress.ie, limerickleader.ie
Photographs
as published, with the outlet's credit
Patrick Quirke
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishmirror.ie, 4 Sep 2026
Patrick Quirke had appealed his conviction for the 2011 murder of DJ Bobby Ryan aka Mr Moonlight
PhotoTom Honan for The Irish Timesvia irishtimes.com, 28 Jul 2023
Patrick Quirke
PhotoLeah Farrell/RollingNews.ievia thejournal.ie, 28 Jul 2023
Patrick Quirke Feature Image1
PhotoTom Honanvia extra.ie, 28 Jul 2023Images are shown from the outlet that published them and link back to the article. Copyright stays with the credited photographer or agency.
Cases
latest first- 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 2021Convicted, accused, suspect · 39 reports
Timeline
every report naming Patrick Quirke, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 4 Sep2026Mr Moonlight murder still horrifies - a look at one of Ireland's longest trialsconvicted, Patrick Quirke, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Quirke
- 28 Jul2023Supreme Court judgment on Patrick Quirke will not be good news for Graham Dwyerconvicted, Patrick Quirke, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Quirke
- 28 Jul2023[2023] IESC 20 Supreme Court: DPP -V- Patrick Quirkeconvicted, Patrick Quirke, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Quirke
- 28 Jul2023Supreme Court dismisses Patrick Quirke's application for retrial of 'Mr Moonlight' murder caseconvicted, Patrick Quirke, 51, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Quirke
- 28 Jul2023Patrick Quirke's 'Mr Moonlight' murder conviction appeal is dismissedconvicted, Patrick Quirke, 53, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Quirke
- 28 Jul2023Patrick Quirke Loses Appeal For Retrialconvicted, Patrick Quirke, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Quirke
- 28 Jul2023‘Mr Moonlight’ case: Supreme Court dismisses Patrick Quirke’s appeal over murder convictionconvicted, Patrick Quirke, 53, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Quirke
- 28 Jul2023Supreme Court rejects Quirke application for retrialconvicted, Patrick Quirke, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Quirke
- 24 Jul2023Supreme Court to rule on effect of decision on Patrick Quirke murder convictionconvicted, Patrick Quirke, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Quirke
- 23 May2023Supreme Court Urged To Direct Retrial Of Patrick Quirkeconvicted, Patrick Quirke, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Quirke
- 23 May2023Supreme Court urged to call Patrick Quirke retrial on Mr Moonlight murder chargeconvicted, Patrick Quirke, 53, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Quirke
- 23 May2023Retrial urged for Patrick Quirke at Supreme Court over ‘Mr Moonlight’ murder chargeconvicted, Patrick Quirke, 53, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Quirke
- 23 May2023Supreme Court to decide on Patrick Quirke conviction after ‘unlawful’ computer searchconvicted, Patrick Quirke, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Quirke
- 10 May2023More submissions in Quirke appeal to be heard on 23 Mayconvicted, Patrick Quirke, 52, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Quirke
- 29 Mar2023Supreme Court to hear arguments in May on consequences of Patrick Quirke rulingaccused, Patrick Quirke, 53, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Quirke
- 29 Mar2023Court date set for hearing in wake of Supreme Court Mr Moonlight probe rulingconvicted, Patrick Quirke, 53, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Quirke
- 29 Mar2023Court to hear further submissions in Quirke appealconvicted, Patrick Quirke, 52, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Quirke
- 20 Mar2023Patrick Quirke judgment marks Supreme Court’s first in-depth analysis of online privacy issuesconvicted, Patrick Quirke, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Quirke
- 20 Mar2023Supreme Court says Garda search of Patrick Quirke's computer was unlawfulaccused, Patrick Quirke, 53, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Quirke
- 20 Mar2023Patrick Quirke murder appeal: Supreme Court rules seizure of home computer for search purposes was unlawfulaccused, Patrick Quirke, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Quirke
- 13 Dec2022Supreme Court reserves decision in Quirke murder conviction appealconvicted, Patrick Quirke, 53, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Quirke
- 12 Dec2022Patrick Quirke’s murder conviction appeal centres on ‘invalid’ warrantconvicted, Patrick Quirke, 53, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Quirke
- 25 Oct2022New December hearing date for Patrick Quirke’s appeal against murder convictionconvicted, Patrick Quirke, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Quirke
- 6 Oct2022Human Rights Commission joined as participant in convicted killer Patrick Quirke's Supreme Court appealconvicted, Patrick Quirke, 51, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Quirke
- 6 Oct2022Equality commission joined as party to convicted killer's Patrick Quirke's Supreme Court appealconvicted, Patrick Quirke, 51, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Quirke
- 14 Jul2022Patrick Quirke appeal date in the Supreme Court set for October 25convicted, Patrick Quirke, 51, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Quirke
- 1 Jun2022Daughter of murdered DJ fears killer could win retrial amid father's anniversaryconvicted, Patrick Quirke, 53, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Quirke
- 27 Apr2022Supreme Court gives Patrick Quirke permission to appeal 'Mr Moonlight' murder conviction - Extra.ieconvicted, Patrick Quirke, 51, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Quirke
- 27 Apr2022Supreme Court gives Patrick Quirke permission to appeal conviction against 'Mr Moonlight' murdersuspect, Patrick Quirke, 52, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Quirke
- 27 Apr2022BREAKING: Tipperary convicted murderer Patrick Quirke to appeal to the Supreme Courtconvicted, Patrick Quirke, male, Irish, named, irishPatrick Quirke
- 27 Apr2022Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal from 'Mr Moonlight' over murder convictionconvicted, Patrick Quirke, 51, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Quirke
- 27 Apr2022Supreme Court to hear Patrick Quirke appeal against his murder convictionconvicted, Patrick Quirke, 51, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Quirke
- 5 Jan2022Daughter of murder victim Bobby Ryan carrying on nickname to keep memory aliveconvicted, Patrick Quirke, 52, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Quirke
- 16 Nov2021Supreme Court may be Patrick Quirke’s last option to overturn murder convictionsuspect, Patrick Quirke, 51, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Quirke
- 16 Nov2021Killer of Mr Moonlight has appeal dismissed by courtconvicted, Patrick Quirke, 52, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Quirke
- 16 Nov2021COURTS: Tipperary's Patrick Quirke loses appeal against conviction for murdering Bobby Ryanconvicted, Patrick Quirke, 51, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Quirke
- 16 Nov2021Patrick Quirke loses appeal against murder conviction of love rival ‘Mr Moonlight’ - Extra.ieconvicted, Patrick Quirke, 50, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Quirke
- 16 Nov2021BREAKING: Patrick Quirke loses appeal against his conviction for murdering DJ 'Mr Moonlight' Bobby Ryansuspect, Patrick Quirke, 51, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Quirke
- 15 Nov2021Judges to rule on Patrick Quirke appeal over conviction for murder of DJconvicted, Patrick Quirke, 51, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Quirke
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