Case-subject index

Court reports mentioning Patrick Quirke

This page indexes source-named court-report mentions. Legal stage and outcome are shown separately for each report.

2021-11-16

'Mr Moonlight' murder conviction stands

Stage: Appeal

2020-10-16

Quirke awaits appeal fate over 'Mr Moonlight' murder conviction

Stage: Appeal

Finding: Convicted

Outcome: Convicted

2020-10-15

Judge right to allow evidence of Quirke's 'obsession', Moonlight appeal told

Stage: Appeal

Finding: Convicted

Outcome: Convicted

2020-10-14

'Tabloidese' garda comments prejudicial to Patrick Quirke, appeal told

Stage: Appeal

Finding: Convicted

Outcome: Convicted

2020-10-09

'Mr Moonlight' appeal involves 5,500 pages of trial transcript

Stage: Appeal

Outcome: The farmer was given a mandatory life sentence by Ms Justice Eileen Creedon.

2020-09-21

'Mr Moonlight' murder appeal to be heard remotely

Stage: Appeal

Outcome: The farmer was given a mandatory life sentence by Ms Justice Eileen Creedon.; The judge adjourned the matter for mention until today to allow both sides to consider each other's legal submissions for the appeal.

2020-09-15

'Mr Moonlight' murder appeal could last four days

Stage: Appeal

Outcome: The farmer was given a mandatory life sentence by Ms Justice Eileen Creedon.; Mr Justice Birmingham adjourned the matter for mention to next Monday to allow both sides consider each other's submissions on the appeal.

2019-12-16

Quirke gets date to appeal Mr Moonlight murder conviction

Stage: Appeal

Outcome: Quirke was accordingly given the mandatory life sentence by Ms Justice Eileen Creedon on May 1, 2019.

2019-05-01

Quirke trial jury may return majority verdict

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-04-30

"Not yet": jury asked about unanimous verdict in Moonlight murder trial

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-04-29

Patrick Quirke trial jury continue to deliberate

Stage: Trial

2019-04-26

Moonlight murder trial jury sent home for weekend

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-04-25

Moonlight murder trial jury to deliberate for fourth day

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-04-24

Jury continuing to deliberate in Quirke trial

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-04-23

Jury deliberating in Moonlight Murder trial

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-04-16

Evidence against Patrick Quirke no more than "suspicion", defence tell jury

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-04-11

Case against Quirke "forensically barren", prosecution tell jury

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-04-01

Fingerprints on items from van did not match Patrick Quirke, trial hears

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-03-29

Mary Lowry visited psychic for help in Bobby Ryan's disappearance, Moonlight trial hears

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-03-28

Recording of Mary Lowry and partner on hard drive found in Quirke's home

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-03-27

Bobby Ryan died from blunt force trauma to head, pathologist tells Moonlight trial

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-03-26

Moonlight accused denied trying to take "vulnerable" Mary Lowry "to the cleaners"

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-03-22

Mary Lowry's computer used to search for "Bobby Ryan" day before body was found

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-03-22

Pat Quirke told social worker that Mary Lowry had "lost the run of herself"

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-03-21

Search for "rate of human decomposition" on computer seized from Patrick Quirke's home

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-03-14

"We are going to watch you until you crack": trial hears of anonymous text to Mary Lowry

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-03-13

"Dispose of clothesphoneany other evidence": Moonlight trial hears of page indentations

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-03-11

Computer seized from Patrick Quirke after body discovery, trial hears

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-03-06

Patrick Quirke "upset and hurt" over Mary Lowry's new relationship, GP tells trial

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-03-05

"Moonlight" murder trial hears of "Polish" rumour

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-02-28

Patrick Quirke told gardai he was "afraid" of "vicious" Mary Lowry

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-02-27

Exhibits officer tells Moonlight trial he doesn't recall being told about hairclip

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-02-26

No evidence of serious assault in Lowry home, scientist tells Moonlight trial

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-02-25

Blood staining found in Lowry home, trial told

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-02-19

Lady's hair clip found in tank with DJ's remains, Moonlight murder trial hears

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-02-15

"Not ideal": parts of concrete lid fell into waste tank during body recovery

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-02-15

Patrick Quirke told garda there were only two tanks on farm, Moonlight murder trial hears

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-02-14

"Love rival" farmer told gardai he found Mary Lowry's account "strange and intriguing"

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-02-12

Garda "unhappy" with recollection after TV news broadcast, Moonlight murder trial hears

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-02-06

Driver thought he saw missing Mr Moonlight on day of disappearance

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-02-05

Accused knew of tank where body was found, Moonlight murder trial hears

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-02-04

"Something wasn't right": Bobby Ryan's son tells trial of meeting Mary Lowry

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-02-01

Witness tells trial she wanted to find missing DJ "as much as anybody else"

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2019-01-31

Witness tells trial she wants to "solve this murder mystery"

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

Outcome: Ms Justice Eileen Creedon reminded her to "confine yourself to the questions." When the witness complained of feeling tired, Ms Justice Creedon adjourned the trial until tomorrow when the jury of six men and six women will return to hear the rest of Ms Lowry's cross examination.

2019-01-29