Supreme Court schedules further hearing in Patrick Quirke's appeal for May

Court ruled last week a computer was unlawfully seized from Quirke’s home by gardaí

Supreme Court finding marked a significant win for Quirke, 53, in his bid to overturn his 2019 conviction for the murder of his alleged love rival. Picture: Colin Keegan/ Collins 

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in May on the consequences flowing from its recent ruling in Co Tipperary farmer Patrick Quirke’s appeal against his conviction for the 2011 murder of Bobby Ryan.

The court ruled last week that a computer was unlawfully seized from Quirke’s home by gardaí.