Thomas McConnell jailed for Gareth Hutch murder

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Thomas McConnell was jailed for life for Gareth Hutch’s murder at the Special Criminal Court on 27 January 2025. The murder took place at Avondale House, North Cumberland Street, Dublin, on 24 May 2016.

The court found McConnell was the second gunman with Jonathan Keogh and that his actions formed part of a common design to murder Hutch. Although McConnell’s gun did not fire, the court found that Keogh’s gun caused the fatal injuries.

The court relied on phone data, CCTV, vehicle evidence and lies McConnell told gardaí. His sentence was backdated to 20 July 2020, when he was taken into custody by Turkish authorities.