Man accused of role in Regency attack believed taxi he bought may have been 'cloned'

A taxi driver accused of participating in the murder of David Byrne told gardai that his taxi could have been “cloned”, the Special Criminal Court has heard.

Paul Murphy, 61, of Cherry Avenue in Swords, Co Dublin, and and Jason Bonney, 50, of Drimnagh Wood, Portmarnock, have both pleaded not guilty to participating in or contributing to the murder of Mr Byrne by providing access to motor vehicles on February 5, 2016. The evidence against both men was heard before the joint Special Criminal Court trial with Gerry Hutch yesterday.

Hutch, last of The Paddocks, Clontarf, Dublin 3, denies the murder of Mr Byrne, 33, during a boxing weigh-in at the Regency Hotel on February 5, 2016. Murphy first gave a statement to gardai in which he outlined his movements on the day of the murder.