2023-02-02
Dowdall's appeal put back until judgement returned in Hutch trial
Stage: Appeal
Outcome: Last October, Dowdall (44) of Navan Road, Cabra, Dublin 7, was sentenced before the three-judge court to four years' imprisonment after he pleaded guilty on September 9 last, to the facilitation offence. At the brief hearing at the Court of Appeal this morning, Gemma McLoughlin-Burke BL, for Dowdall, who did not attend, applied to have the appeal against his sentence adjourned to await the outcome of the trial of Mr Hutch.; Photo: Collins) Former Sinn Fein councillor Jonathan Dowdall, who took to the stand for eight days as State's evidence in the trial of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch, has had his appeal against his jail term for facilitating the murder of Kinahan Cartel member David Byrne put back until after judgement in Mr Hutch's trial.