Ms Lowry told gardaí that she did not give permission to be recorded and was “disgusted” when gardaí played the audio to her. Two recordings were of Quirke and Ms Lowry and on others it was not possible to identify anyone. Prosecution counsel Michael Bowman SC fought hard to have them included, telling Ms Justice Creedon that they were “not scandalous, but intimate”. Ms Justice Creedon said the reenactment was “frail” and ruled that it should not be shown to the jury as evidence. Most of what the defence objected to was allowed by Ms Justice Creedon.

Source: The Irish Times May 01, 2019 14:37 UTC