Jonathan Dowdall charged with Regency Hotel murder

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Jonathan Dowdall was charged with murdering David Byrne at the Special Criminal Court, reported on 27 April 2021. The charge relates to Byrne’s shooting at Dublin’s Regency Hotel on 5 February 2016.

Dowdall was remanded in custody to appear before the Special Criminal Court on 14 June. The Director of Public Prosecutions had certified that the ordinary courts were inadequate in the case, meaning it would proceed before the non-jury court.