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Hutch Tapes: Dowdall critical of Mary Lou McDonald, journalist's writing 'boll*x', Hutch the 'million dollar man'

Summary

At the Special Criminal Court, former Sinn Fein Councillor Jonathan Dowdall was jailed for four years for facilitating the Hutch gang in the murder of Kinahan Cartel member David Byrne. Dowdall pleaded guilty to the charge of Mr Byrne's murder. Gerard Hutch, co-accused in the case, also pleaded guilty to Mr Byrne's murder and received the same sentence as Dowdall. Paul Murphy and Jason Bonney, both defendants, were charged with participating in or contributing to the murder of David Byrne by providing access to motor vehicles on February 5, 2016, and pleaded not guilty to these charges. The trial has heard various conversations captured by a garda bugging device, including discussions between Dowdall and Hutch about a range of topics, including the death of Supreme Court judge Adrian Hardiman, journalist Paul Williams, and the use of AK-47 assault rifles in the murder of David Byrne. The matter is at the sentence stage, with no adjournments or suspended portions mentioned. No conditions or effective custody details were provided for the accused or defendants.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Hutch Tapes: Dowdall critical of Mary Lou McDonald, journalist's writing 'boll*x', Hutch the 'million dollar man'. Charges or matters: Mr Byrne's murder; participating in or contributing to the murder of David Byrne by providing access to motor vehicles on February 5, 2016. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• March 2016 Incident
• March 7, 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
• February 8 2016 Incident
• February 5, 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
• Monday, March 7 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
• Tuesday, March 8 Hearing Or Sentence
• February 20 Hearing Or Sentence
• March 7 Hearing Or Sentence
• March 8 Other
• 2022-11-23 Publication

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Stage Sentence Violent Crime

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