Patrick Quirke appeal date fixed for Bobby Ryan murder

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Patrick Quirke’s appeal against his conviction for Bobby Ryan’s murder was given a hearing date in the Court of Appeal on 16 December 2019. President of the Court of Appeal Mr Justice George Birmingham fixed 13 October 2020 for the appeal, which was expected to last four days.

Quirke had received a mandatory life sentence from the Central Criminal Court after a jury returned a majority guilty verdict. He had denied murdering Ryan, whose body was found in an underground run-off tank at Fawnagown in April 2013.