Patrick Quirke sentenced to life in prison for murder of Bobby Ryan

Patrick Quirke has been found guilty of murdering his love rival Bobby ‘Mr. Moonlight’ Ryan.

Patrick Quirke sentenced to life in prison for murder of Bobby Ryan
Wed, 01 May, 2019 - 15:43
Eoin Reynolds

Patrick Quirke has been found guilty of the murder of Robert Ryan by a ten to two majority jury verdict at the Central Criminal Court.

Quirke had pleaded not guilty to the murder of 52-year-old Robert Ryan who disappeared after leaving his girlfriend Mary Lowry's home at about 6.30am on June 3, 2011.

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