The Latest Breaking News from Brendan Grehan SC

Truck driver who murdered wife and buried her underneath stairs jailed for life

Tina’s family said they will ‘never be able to forgive’ him

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2025

Satchwell’s story has ‘more holes than block of Swiss cheese’, murder trial told

Richard Satchwell is on trial at Dublin’s Central Criminal Court for the murder of his wife, Tina, in March 2017.

Evening Standard · May 23, 2025

Tina Satchwell’s cause of death could not be determined, jury hears

Richard Satchwell, 58, of Grattan Street in Youghal, is accused of murdering his wife Tina in 2017.

Evening Standard · May 20, 2025

Jonathan Dowdall moans about prison conditions and wants medication for 'serious spinal issues'

Dowdall has just wrapped up eight days giving evidence in the trial of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch

Irish Mirror · Dec 24, 2022

Gerry Hutch trial summary - Ten weeks of high drama, lies and something no one in court expected to hear

Jonathan Dowdall's evidence and cross-examination was explosive as he sat a matter or metres away from Gerry The Monk Hutch in the gangland trial of the century

Irish Mirror · Dec 23, 2022

'Yis never did the Regency' - Jonathan Dowdall quizzed over bugged conversation with Gerry Hutch

Throughout the day Mr Grehan would allege that Dowdall was the one urging Gerry Hutch to have people “whacked”

Irish Mirror · Dec 20, 2022

Jonathan Dowdall annoyed in court as his suggestion to kidnap David Byrne's sister is brought up from tapes

Dowdall is heard saying that Bomber’s “bird” Joanne Kavanagh, a sister of murder victim David Byrne, will be at this event and that he could “grab her.”

Irish Mirror · Dec 19, 2022

Jonathan Dowdall tells Regency trial he would sooner 'take his own life' than use explosives

Today an increasingly frustrated Dowdall also repeatedly questioned Mr Grehan SC as to how much longer he was going to be grilled, telling him: 'I’m sick of bearing with you at this stage' and 'I’m six days here now'

Irish Mirror · Dec 19, 2022

'He went in to kill Daniel Kinahan and missed' - Jonathan Dowdall claims Gerry Hutch confessed to role in Regency shooting

Hutch (59), who has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Mr Byrne at Dublin’s Regency Hotel on February 5, 2016

Irish Mirror · Dec 15, 2022

Jonathan Dowdall claims he didn't know what Regency room he booked would be used for

“I had a hand in booking the room. I didn’t know what it was going to be used for - I am guilty and I’m responsible for that”

Dublin Live · Dec 15, 2022