The jury in the Tipperary “love rival” trial has resumed its deliberations.

The jury retired to the jury room at 11.09am this morning.

It has already been deliberating for three hours and 38 minutes since Tuesday.

Farmer Pat Quirke (50), of Breanshamore, Co Tipperary, denies murdering his alleged love rival Bobby Ryan (52), a quarry worker and part-time DJ known as Mr Moonlight, on a date between June 3, 2011, and April 2013.

The prosecution alleges Mr Quirke killed Mr Ryan so he could rekindle his affair with Mary Lowry, the widow whose farm Mr Quirke was leasing.

The jury has heard Mr Ryan disappeared after leaving Ms Lowry’s house at Fawnagown, Co Tipperary at 6.30am on the morning of June 3, 2011.

His body was discovered 22 months later by Mr Quirke in an underground tank on the farm, but the prosecution alleges this was a “staged” discovery.

There are two verdicts open to the jury, either guilty of murder or not guilty.

Ms Justice Eileen Creedon will recall the jury at 1pm.

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