Mary Lowry’s brother has told the Tipperary murder trial that Patrick Quirke told him he wasn't happy about her relationship with Bobby Ryan.

Mr Quirke from Breanshamore, County Tipperary denies murdering Mr Ryan on a date between June 3rd 2011 and April 30th 2013.

In court this afternoon, Mary Lowry’s brother Eddie said he became aware of her relationship with Bobby Ryan in 2010 and said they seemed happy together.

He also told the jury about a conversation he had with Patrick Quirke, who had an affair with his sister shortly after her husband died.

The conversation took place while she was seeing Bobby and he said he wasn't happy about her being involved with the local DJ and asked him to talk sense into her.

He said he didn't have anything good to say about Mr Ryan and spoke about the local DJ being out playing music late at night.

A man called Flor Cantillon, whom Mrs Lowry was in a relationship between 2012 and 2014, was the first witness called this afternoon.

An audio recording found on a computer seized from Patrick Quirke’s home was played for him and he said Mary was reading from a problem page in a newspaper.

Mrs Lowry then returned to the witness box.

She confirmed the voices were hers and Mr Cantillon’s and said she wasn't aware she was being recorded and didn't give anyone permission to do so.

Reporting from Frank Greaney at the Central Criminal Court