Patrick Quirke loses appeal against Bobby Ryan murder conviction

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Patrick Quirke lost his appeal against his murder conviction at the Court of Appeal on 16 November 2021.

Quirke was convicted of murdering DJ Bobby Ryan, whose body was found at Fawnagowan in Tipperary.

The three-judge court rejected more than 50 grounds of appeal, finding no reason to overturn the guilty verdict or conclude that Quirke’s trial was unfair.

Quirke, who was serving a life sentence, had challenged the admission of evidence and comments made by gardaí during the investigation.