Patrick Quirke denied murdering Bobby Ryan at trial

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Patrick Quirke denied murdering Bobby Ryan. The proceedings were reported on 1 May 2019.

He told gardaí he feared Mary Lowry and described her as verbally abusive. He also said she was not violent and accepted that he was probably verbal towards her as well.

Quirke said he discovered Ryan’s body in a tank on Lowry’s land, but insisted he was not responsible.