Supreme Court dismisses Patrick Quirke's appeal against his murder conviction

The seven-judge court unanimously decided to dismiss the Tipperary farmer's appeal

Patrick Quirke (pictured) had pleaded not guilty to Bobby Ryan’s murder but was convicted, by a 10:2 jury verdict, following a 13-week trial. File picture: Collins Courts

Patrick Quirke’s conviction for the 2011 murder of Bobby Ryan, a DJ known as Mr Moonlight, has been affirmed by the Supreme Court.

The seven-judge court unanimously decided to dismiss the appeal, rejecting the Tipperary farmer’s application for a retrial after finding a mistake in the warrant application for a search of Quirke's home was "due to honest inadvertence".