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Having gone into custody in June 2020, he will be aged 74 when he can first be considered for release by a parole board.

Our exclusive pictures show clean-shaven Hutch (60) inside a car in the Dublin area on Tuesday - a day after he was freed from prison, having been found not guilty of the Regency Hotel murder of David Byrne.

Exclusive: It is not clear if Dowdall has been admitted to the Witness Protection Programme or not, but sources say authorities in the Irish Prison Service acted to be ready for any eventuality - including potential security concerns, this week.

Legitimate questions have now been asked about the involvement of others in this horrific murder

Hutch’s arrival, presence and departure at the Criminal Courts every day of his trial required heavily armed gardai except for when he walked free

Traffic had stopped at times, some pulling down their windows to celebrate with one shouting: "Go on Gerry."

The three-judge panel had concluded that evidence given by Jonathan Dowdall was ‘extremely concerning for this court’.

'The Monk' will now walk free after being acquitted of Byrne's murder

Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch was standing trial accused of murdering David Byrne at the Regency Hotel in Dublin

A judgment in relation to the charge of murder against Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch is due to be given in the afternoon.

Ms Justice Tara Burns, Judge Grainne Malone and Judge Sarah Berkeley will deliver their judgement shortly after 11am tomorrow. In his closing arguments, Hutch’s barrister Brendan Grehan SC said there is “no evidence” that his client carried out the murder at Dublin’s Regency Hotel.