The trial of Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch may go ahead next Tuesday after “substantial progress” was made over the past week.
Hutch, 59, appeared this morning before a hearing of the Special Criminal Court charged with the murder of David Byrne at Dublin’s Regency Hotel on February 5, 2016. Dressed in a navy blazer, white shirt and dark trousers, Hutch sat with headphones on and remained silent during this morning’s short hearing.
Prosecuting counsel Sean GIllane SC outlined to the judges this morning that a “significant amount of work” had been done to gather material disclosed and that there was a “relatively small” amount of material left to disclose to the defence today.
