Ireland Crime

Named as

Victim

Offences

Murder, Attempted murder

Where

Co. Dublin

Reporting

1 report, 9 Nov 2022 to 9 Nov 2022

Outlets

rte.ie

• Gerard Hutch acquitted of Regency Hotel murder in Dublin Murder · Co. Dublin

  Five men, three disguised as armed gardaí carrying AK-47 assault rifles, stormed the Regency Hotel on the Swords Road in Dublin 9 on 5 February 2016 during a boxing weigh-in, shooting dead David Byrne, 33, from Crumlin, and injuring Aaron Bolger and Sean McGovern, while the main target Daniel Kinahan escaped. Gerard Hutch, 58, of Clontarf, Dublin 3, was charged with the murder after being arrested in Fuengirola, Spain, in August 2021 and extradited to Ireland in September 2021. Jonathan Dowdall, 44, and his father Patrick Dowdall, 65, pleaded guilty to facilitating the murder, while Paul Murphy, 59, and Jason Bonney, 50, were convicted of providing getaway vehicles. The 52-day trial at the Special Criminal Court opened in October 2022, and on 17 April 2023 the court acquitted Hutch of murder, finding the attack was orchestrated by the Hutch criminal organisation but it could not rely on the unsupported evidence of Jonathan Dowdall to prove Hutch was one of the shooters. On 7 June 2023, the court refused Hutch's application for his legal costs to be paid by the State.

  In court, 28 Sep 2021Victim · 1 report

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1. 9 Nov2022
   In courtrte.ie, in Gerard Hutch acquitted of Regency Hotel murder in Dublin

   Garda search team 'made error' not seizing van key

   victim, Aaron Bolger, male, irish (judged from name)Aaron Bolger♂IE

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