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Monk told former SF councillor he was one of Regency murder team, trial to hear

Summary

The Special Criminal Court heard the opening of the trial of Gerry Hutch, 59, Paul Murphy, 59, and Jason Bonney, 50, who were arraigned today. Hutch pleaded not guilty to the alleged murder of Kinahan gang member David Byrne, 33, during a boxing weigh-in at the Regency Hotel in Dublin 9 on February 5, 2016. Murphy and Bonney also pleaded not guilty to charges of facilitating a serious offence by providing access to motor vehicles to a criminal organisation. Prosecution counsel Sean Gillane SC alleged that Hutch told former Sinn Fein councillor Jonathan Dowdall he was "one of the team" responsible for the killing. The state contends the attack was "performative, targeted," and "macabre," involving men disguised as gardaí. Evidence includes a recorded conversation where Hutch discussed the incident and the Kinahan feud. While Patrick Dowdall and Jonathan Dowdall are not defendants in this specific trial, the report notes that both Dowdalls admitted to making a room available at the Regency Hotel on February 4, 2016, to facilitate the offence. The trial is underway before a non-jury court, with significant security presence at the Criminal Courts of Justice.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Monk told former SF councillor he was one of Regency murder team, trial to hear. Charges or matters: murdering Kinahan gang member David Byrne (33) during a boxing weigh-in at the Regency Hotel on the Swords Road, Whitehall, Dublin 9, on February 5, 2016; the single count on the indictment and the trial is underway at the non-jury court today; participating in or contributing to activity intending to or being reckless as to whether such participation or contribution could facilitate the commission of a serious offence by a criminal organisation or any of its members, to wit the murder of David Byrne, by providing access to individual motor vehicles to that criminal organisation or its members, within the State on February 5, 2016; participating in or contributing to activity intending to or being reckless as to whether such participation or contribution could facilitate th

When:

• March 7 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
• February 5, 2016 Incident
• February 5 2016 Other
• February 6 Hearing Or Sentence
• February 5 Other
• March 9 2016 Incident
• September 28 Other
• October 3 Other
• February 4, 2016 Incident
• 2022-10-18 Publication

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