Court to hear Patrick Quirke's appeal against murder conviction remotely

The court hopes the appeal against his conviction for the murder of Bobby Ryan, a part-time DJ going by the name ‘Mr Moonlight’, will take less than four days next month

A jury at the Central Criminal Court found Patrick Quirke (pictured) guilty of Bobby Ryan’s murder by a 10-2 majority verdict after deliberating for almost 21 hours following a trial that lasted 13 weeks. File picture: Collins Courts

An appeal by Tipperary farmer Patrick Quirke against his conviction for the murder of Bobby Ryan will be conducted remotely next month and could be completed in less than four days, the Court of Appeal has heard.

Lawyers for the State also told the three-judge court this morning that legal submissions from the prosecution and defence "run to over 100 pages" each and there would be a lot of paperwork in the upcoming hearing.