Bobby Ryan’s death was a “callous” and “calculated” and the only verdict available to the jury is to find Patrick Quirke guilty of murder, lawyers for the State have told the Central Criminal Court. Mr Quirke (50), of Breanshamore, Co Tipperary, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Mr Ryan, a part-time DJ known as ‘Mr Moonlight’. The prosecution has claimed that Mr Quirke murdered Mr Ryan so he could rekindle an affair with Ms Lowry (52). The tank, Mr Bowman said, is like a “colander” and doesn’t hold water, yet Mr Quirke said he could see the water being sucked out before discovering the body. At the heart of much of what went on between her and Mr Quirke, he said, is a broken relationship.

Source: The Irish Times April 12, 2019 18:00 UTC