The daughter of the late Bobby Ryan has spoken about the ordeal of the last eight years since her father was murdered by Patrick Quirke.

Mary Lowry was a central figure in the murder trial of Patrick Quirke, but in the course of proceedings her evidence seemed to take a strange turn, writes Eoin Reynolds.

Two eminent pathologists clashed on the most likely cause of Bobby Ryan's death with one saying he probably suffered blows from a blunt instrument and the other suggesting he was more likely struck by a vehicle.

Days after DJ Bobby Ryan went missing gardaí searched the farmland where he would be found almost two years later, but found no evidence of what happened to him, a murder trial has heard.