Thomas ‘Nicky’ McConnell jailed for Gareth Hutch murder

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Thomas ‘Nicky’ McConnell was sentenced to life imprisonment at the Special Criminal Court on 27 January 2025 for murdering Gareth Hutch. The sentence was backdated to 20 July 2020, when Turkish authorities took him into custody before his extradition to Ireland.

The murder took place at Avondale House, North Cumberland Street, Dublin, on 24 May 2016. The court found McConnell guilty in December 2024, concluding his preparations showed he was part of a common design to commit murder, although his gun did not fire.

A report published on 25 February 2025 said McConnell had appealed his conviction. The supplied evidence records no decision on that appeal.