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Three appear at night sitting of court charged in connection with Regency Hotel shooting
Summary
Three men appeared before the Special Criminal Court at an out-of-hours sitting charged in connection with the murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel in Dublin in February 2016. Patrick Dowdall, Paul Murphy, and Jason Bonney, all from the Dublin area, faced charges under Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act relating to alleged participation in activity intended to facilitate a serious offence by a criminal organisation. Dowdall is accused of making a room available at the hotel, whilst Murphy and Bonney are alleged to have provided access to motor vehicles. Gardaí objected to bail for Bonney, indicating he was part of a well-organised crime gang, citing strong evidence including CCTV tracking and mobile phone data. The court granted Bonney bail pending further financial inquiries. Murphy and Dowdall were remanded in custody with bail applications to follow.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Three appear at night sitting of court charged in connection with Regency Hotel shooting. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- February 5, 2016 Incident
- February 4, 2016 Incident
- May 2016 Incident
- 2021-04-20 Publication
Why: Tony McGillicuddy BL, for Mr Dowdall, said he intended to bring a bail application for his client but explained that some work had to be done firstly. CNI source report
Case subjects
Accused
Outcome: Mr Murphy was remanded in custody until tomorrow, when a bail application will be made to the non-jury court.
Accused
Outcome: Mr Murphy was remanded in custody until tomorrow, when a bail application will be made to the non-jury court.
Accused
Outcome: Mr Murphy was remanded in custody until tomorrow, when a bail application will be made to the non-jury court.
Places mentioned
- Special Criminal Court
- Navan
- Navan Road
- Dublin
- Cherry Avenue
- Swords
- Portmarnock
- Main street
- Mooncoin
- Kilkenny
- Donaghmede
- Dublin
- Cherry Avenue
- Swords
- conveyed him to Ballymun Garda Station
- Ballymun
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