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

Summary

At the Central Criminal Court, the son of Bobby Ryan told how he encountered Mary Lowry at her farm on the morning his father vanished in June 2011. Robert Ryan Junior said Ms Lowry appeared visibly shaken and upset, and he sensed immediately that something was wrong. He noted her behaviour seemed designed to hurry him away from the property. Patrick Quirke, aged 50 from Breanshamore, County Tipperary, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Mr Ryan between June 2011 and April 2013. Mr Ryan's body was discovered in a waste tank on a farm at Fawnagown that Ms Lowry owned and Mr Quirke leased. The deceased's daughter, Michelle Ryan, a DJ herself, described finding her father's Citroen van in Breansha Wood after he failed to appear for work. She noted the vehicle's condition suggested her father had not been the last person to drive it. The trial before Ms Justice Eileen Creedon continues before a jury.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: "Something wasn't right": Bobby Ryan's son tells trial of meeting Mary Lowry. Charges or matters: the murder of 52-year-old Bobby Ryan – a DJ known as Mr Moonlight – on a date between June 3, 2011 and April 2013. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• June 3, 2011 Hearing Or Sentence
• April 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
• June 2011 Hearing Or Sentence
• Christmas 2010 Other
• 2019-02-04 Publication

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Stage Trial Violent Crime

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