Quirke (50), of Breanshamore, Co Tipperary, had denied murdering Mr Ryan (52) on a date between June 3, 2011, and April 2013. It was alleged Quirke killed Mr Ryan so he could rekindle his affair with Mary Lowry, the widow whose farm Quirke was leasing. Mr Ryan was in a relationship with Ms Lowry at the time of his disappearance. Bobby RyanThe jury has heard Mr Ryan disappeared after leaving Ms Lowry’s house at Fawnagown, Co Tipperary at 6.30am on the morning of June 3, 2011. This showed Quirke prowling Mary Lowry’s house and peering in her windows and interfering with underwear on her clothes line.

Source: Irish Independent May 01, 2019 13:42 UTC