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Jonathan Dowdall's lawyers claim he was 'duped' and put in 'firing line' for Regency Hotel attack

Dowdall is appealing the severity of his four-year sentence for facilitating the Regency attack

Irish Mirror · Jun 20, 2023

Wife of Gerry Hutch's brother tells how she thought she would die in shooting that 'will never leave my mind'

Michael Carroll, 43, of Bride St, Dublin 8 was originally charged with the attempted murder of John Hutch, but instead pleaded guilty to a new charge of having in his possession or control a firearm with intent to endanger life

Irish Mirror · May 22, 2023

Evil William Eagers thrust samurai sword into his wife 16 times and told son: 'You're next'

Dillon Eagers told a court today that he had tried in vain to save his mother Jean as she was horrifically murdered by his father William in their Dublin home

Irish Mirror · Mar 24, 2023

Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch trial hears "destroyed" tracker data has been found

Regency Hotel murder trial hears data has been found on a computer listed for destruction

Irish Mirror · Nov 21, 2022

Jonathan Dowdall protests isolation in prison and wants to mix with other inmates

Sources say authorities aren’t taking any chances when it comes to Dowdall

Irish Mirror · Nov 14, 2022

Jonathan Dowdall's plea to prison bosses to get out of isolation

The former Sinn Fein councillor, who is now serving a four-year sentence for his role in facilitating the murder of Kinahan cartel associate David Byrne, is soon set to take the witness stand in the case against Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch.

Dublin Live · Nov 14, 2022

Barrister for Regency accused argues garda interviews should be ruled 'inadmissible'

Evidence of the arrests and interviews of Mr Murphy and Mr Bonney have been heard by the three-judge court

Irish Mirror · Nov 8, 2022

Gerry Hutch trial shown CCTV alleged to be of him and Jonathan Dowdall, 15 days after Regency attack

The prosecution said the footage, shown yesterday afternoon, depicts the pair at a BP petrol station on the Newry Road in Armagh on the morning of February 20, 2016

Dublin Live · Oct 26, 2022

Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch trial shown CCTV footage allegedly of him with Jonathan Dowdall at petrol station 15 days after Regency attack

David Byrne was shot dead in the reception area of Dublin’s Regency Hotel on February 5, 2016 and the prosecution alleges that Gerry Hutch was 'one of the team' involved in the incident

Irish Mirror · Oct 25, 2022

Kinahan crime cartel reportedly offering €5m bounty for assassination of Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch

It is also believed that hefty prices have been placed on the heads of known associates of the 58-year-old, currently on trial at the Special Criminal Court

Irish Mirror · Oct 23, 2022