The man caught with the rifles used in the Regency Hotel shooting today breaks his silence — and claims he agreed to pay €30,000 to the Hutch gang for the weapons.
In the first part of our bombshell interview, convicted IRA member Shane Rowan spoke exclusively to The Star about his direct involvement in transporting the AK-47s used in the killing of David Byrne — as well as his dealings with Jonathan Dowdall and Patsy Hutch. Rowan, 44, from Donegal, spent five and a half years in prison after he says he was “caught red handed” transporting the three rifles from the Malahide industrial estate in north Dublin, where he had earlier met with Patsy Hutch — on March 9, 2016.
“I was caught red handed. So why even bother? All you’re doing is putting yourself under pressure and through a court case. Just get it done, get your time done and get out. I don’t regret it,” Rowan told The Star . “When I’m sitting on my deathbed at least I can say I done something.”
