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Regency Hotel accused has bail surety approved

Summary

Patrick Dowdall, 64, of Navan Road, Dublin, is accused of facilitating the murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel in 2016. He is alleged to have made a room available to a criminal organisation on 4 February 2016, thereby contributing to or enabling the murder. Dowdall has been granted bail by the High Court, but the surety of €10,000 was entered at the Special Criminal Court where he is due to stand trial in October. The independent surety's identity is protected by court order. The surety's bank account will be frozen to ensure the bond remains above €10,000; forfeiture is possible if Dowdall fails to meet bail conditions. His son, Jonathan Dowdall, 44, a former Sinn Féin councillor, is also charged with Byrne's murder and has been granted bail with sureties of €20,000 and €10,000. The case remains pending before the Special Criminal Court.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Regency Hotel accused has bail surety approved. Charges or matters: murdering Mr Byrne during a boxing weigh-in at the hotel in Whitehall, Dublin on February 5, 2016. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

• February 4, 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
• February 5, 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2022-04-07 Publication

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Topics

Stage Charge Or Pretrial Violent Crime

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