Jonathan Dowdall’s murder trial appeal dismissed by Supreme Court

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Jonathan Dowdall’s appeal against being tried for the murder of David Byrne before the Special Criminal Court was dismissed by the Supreme Court, reported on 29 July 2022. The decision cleared the way for his trial to proceed before the non-jury court. Dowdall and Gerard Hutch are charged with murdering Byrne at Dublin’s Regency Hotel on 5 February 2016, and they deny the charges. Their lawyers argued that trials before the Special Criminal Court would be unlawful.