Supreme Court adjourns Patrick Quirke's appeal against murder conviction

It was adjourned as the judge said he needed to explore a significant number of issues with counsel in the Supreme Court chamber

Patrick Quirke (pictured) consented to the matter being set for hearing in December, as did the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), through Michael Bowman SC. File picture

The Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing of Patrick Quirke’s murder conviction appeal which was due to get underway today.

A new hearing date for the appeal, which will examine two issues, has been set for December 12 and 13.