Gerry "The Monk" Hutch has been refused cover for his legal costs after he was found not guilty of murder at the Special Criminal Court.
The State had opposed an application for costs by lawyers for Mr Hutch after he was found not guilty by the non-jury court of the high-profile murder of David Byrne at a Dublin hotel seven years ago.
At the Special Criminal Court on Wednesday, Ms Justice Tara Burns said the court was satisfied that an unfairness did not arise for Mr Hutch in the decision to refuse costs.