Inquest into 2016 murder of Eddie Hutch adjourned as DPP considers charges
Eddie Hutch, a 58-year-old taxi-driver and father of five, was shot dead outside his home on Poplar Row in north inner city Dublin three days after the Regency Hotel attack in 2016. He died of gunshot wounds to the head. Daniel Kinahan, 49, was identified as one of the suspects against whom gardaí were seeking charges, and was separately charged with directing an organised crime group between 2015 and 2017 after being extradited from the United Arab Emirates. The inquest into Hutch's death, which has been continuously adjourned over the years, was adjourned for a further six months in September 2026 as the DPP, which has had the file since March 2024, continues to consider pursuing charges. A separate inquest into the 2021 death of Patrick Lyons, 44, was adjourned indefinitely after Joseph Warren, 43, was charged with murder and appeared at Dublin District Court in July 2026.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Eddie Hutch, a 58-year-old taxi-driver and father of five, was shot dead outside his home on Poplar Row in north inner city Dublin.
- Patrick Lyons, 44, was shot several times in the Belclare estate in Ballymun in February 2021.
- When
- He was killed three days after the Regency Hotel attack in 2016.
- Cause
- He died of gunshot wounds to the head.
- Other details
- Eddie Hutch was the brother of veteran criminal Gerry Hutch.
- Investigation
- Daniel Kinahan, 49, was identified as one of the suspects against whom gardaí were seeking charges.
- Daniel Kinahan was extradited to Ireland from the United Arab Emirates.
- The file has been with the DPP since March 8, 2024, and the DPP is considering pursuing charges.
- Charges
- Daniel Kinahan was charged with directing an organised crime group between 2015 and 2017.
- In court
- The inquest into Hutch's death was adjourned for six months in September 2026 after being continuously adjourned over the years.
- The inquest into Lyons' death was adjourned indefinitely after Joseph Warren, 43, was charged with murder and appeared at Dublin District Court in July 2026.
20 statements extracted from the articles
- whatEddie Hutch was the brother of veteran criminal Gerry Hutch (irishtimes.com)
- whatDaniel Kinahan is one of the suspects against whom gardaí were seeking charges (irishtimes.com)
- whatDaniel Kinahan is 49 years old (irishtimes.com)
- whatEddie Hutch was a taxi-driver and father of five (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe Regency Hotel attack saw Kinahan associate David Byrne shot dead (irishtimes.com)
- whatPatrick Lyons was shot several times as he walked in the Belclare estate (irishtimes.com)
- whatPatrick Lyons was 44 years old (irishtimes.com)
- whatPatrick Lyons had convictions relating to drug addiction but was not involved in gangland crime (irishtimes.com)
- whereEddie Hutch was shot outside his home on Poplar Row in north inner city Dublin (irishtimes.com)
- whenEddie Hutch was murdered more than a decade ago (irishtimes.com)
- whenEddie Hutch was killed shortly after the Regency Hotel attack in 2016 (irishtimes.com)
- whenEddie Hutch was murdered three days after the Regency Hotel attack in north Dublin (irishtimes.com)
- whenPatrick Lyons was killed in February 2021 in Ballymun (irishtimes.com)
- causeEddie Hutch died of gunshot wounds to the head (irishtimes.com)
- investigationA file had been with the DPP since March 8, 2024 (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe DPP is considering pursuing charges (irishtimes.com)
- investigationDaniel Kinahan was extradited to Ireland from the United Arab Emirates (irishtimes.com)
- chargeDaniel Kinahan was charged with directing an organised crime group between 2015 and 2017 (irishtimes.com)
- courtEddie Hutch's inquest has been continuously adjourned over the years (irishtimes.com)
- courtJoseph Warren appeared before Dublin District Court in July (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 17 Sep2026DPP still considering pursuing charges for murder of Eddie Hutch
Inquest adjourned for six months; DPP has had the file since March 2024; described as a complex investigation involving multiple suspects; Daniel Kinahan identified as one suspect against whom gardaí were seeking charges; separate inquest into Patrick Lyons' 2021 death adjourned indefinitely after Joseph Warren charged with murder and appeared at Dublin District Court in July.
victim, Eddie Hutch, 58, male, irish (judged from name)Eddie Hutchsuspect, Daniel Kinahan, 49, male, named, irish (judged from name)Daniel Kinahanvictim, Patrick Lyons, 44, male, irish (judged from name)Patrick Lyonssuspect, Joseph Warren, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Joseph Warren