The Latest Breaking News from David Byrne

UK police name Thomas ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh arrest as one of their top successes of 2022

The National Crime Agency (NCA) and gardai worked together to jail Kavanagh which was a big blow to organised crime

Dublin Live · Dec 31, 2022

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

Jonathan Dowdall tells court Gerry Hutch is ‘terrorising’ his family

‘I’d no enemies before this, any person’s name mentioned in this court is another set of enemies,’ the former Sinn Fein councillor said.

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022

Dowdall says threats to his family increased after agreeing to testify against Hutch

The State’s key witness told the court that he couldn’t have told Gardai about booking a room at the Regency hotel based on what he knew then.

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022

Jonathan Dowdall claims Gerry Hutch only confessed to him because he got the wrong man

Speaking at the Special Criminal Court, Dowdall claimed that Hutch confided in him because 'things went horribly wrong'

Dublin Live · Dec 16, 2022

Dowdall defends ‘lie of necessity’ about Regency during 2016 Garda interview

Jonathan Dowdall told the court on Thursday that there were ‘massive consequences if I told the guards, that I couldn’t afford to take’.

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022