Love triangle trial: Murder accused told gardaí he was afraid of 'vicious' Mary Lowry

Murder accused Patrick Quirke told gardaí he was afraid of Mary Lowry and described his ex-lover as "vicious" and "verbally abusive", the Central Criminal Court has heard.

The farmer added that his only crime was having an affair with Ms Lowry and now his name is "mud" in the town where he grew up. He told investigators he didn't kill Bobby Ryan and that whoever did was laughing at them for looking at him.