Ireland Named in reporting
Shane Rowan
13 reports across 2 cases, 24 Oct 2022 to 19 Dec 2022
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused, suspect
- Offences
- Facilitating a criminal organisation, Murder, Attempted murder
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 13 reports, 24 Oct 2022 to 19 Dec 2022
- Outlets
- irishmirror.ie, thejournal.ie, dublinlive.ie, irishtimes.com, donegallive.ie, rte.ie
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Cases
latest first- Supreme Court dismisses Regency Hotel murder facilitation appeal in Dublin Facilitating a criminal organisation · Co. Dublin
David Byrne, a 33-year-old Irish man from Crumlin, was shot dead at the Regency Hotel in Whitehall, Dublin 9, on 5 February 2016 when five men, three disguised as armed gardaí carrying AK-47 assault rifles, stormed the building during a boxing weigh-in in an attack intended to kill Daniel Kinahan. Gerard Hutch, 59, of Clontarf, Dublin, was extradited from Spain in September 2021 and charged with murder, while Jonathan Dowdall, 44, a former Sinn Féin councillor, and his father Patrick Dowdall, 65, pleaded guilty to facilitating the murder by booking a hotel room the night before. The Special Criminal Court acquitted Hutch of murder in April 2023, finding the key prosecution witness Dowdall unreliable, while convicting Paul Murphy, 61, and Jason Bonney, 50, of facilitating the attack by providing getaway vehicles. Murphy was sentenced to nine years and Bonney to eight-and-a-half years in May 2023, and the Court of Appeal rejected their conviction appeals in November 2025. The Supreme Court dismissed Bonney's further appeal on 21 July 2026, leaving the convictions and sentences intact.
Sentenced, 17 Oct 2022Convicted, accused, suspect · 12 reports - 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 2021Convicted · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming Shane Rowan, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 19 Dec2022Dowdall tells Regency trial he would sooner 'take own life' than use explosivessuspect, Shane Rowan, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Rowan
- 12 Dec2022Jonathan Dowdall tells court that Hutch said he and another man had shot David Byrnesuspect, Shane Rowan, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Rowan
- 2 Nov2022Garda won't confirm if jeep allegedly containing Hutch and Dowdall was 'tracked'suspect, Shane Rowan, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Rowan
- 1 Nov2022Garda won't confirm if jeep allegedly containing Hutch and Dowdall was 'tracked'suspect, Shane Rowan, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Rowan
- 1 Nov2022Hutch trial hears from gardaí who carried out surveillance operation after Byrne murderconvicted, Shane Rowan, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Rowan
- 28 Oct2022Hutch trial hears he was observed meeting man later caught with AK-47ssuspect, Shane Rowan, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Rowan
- 27 Oct2022Surveillance garda saw Gerry Hutch and Dowdall meet man later caught with AK-47s, court hearsconvicted, Shane Rowan, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Rowan
- 27 Oct2022Surveillance Gardaí tell Regency murder trial of 'The Monk' meeting in Donegalconvicted, Shane Rowan, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Rowan
- 27 Oct2022Court told Hutch and Dowdall seen with man caught with AK-47 rifles used in Regency attacksuspect, Shane Rowan, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Rowan
- 27 Oct2022Hutch met man in Donegal linked to hotel murder - courtsuspect, Shane Rowan, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Rowan
- 27 Oct2022Hutch trial hears brother Patsy 'was under garda surveillance when AK-47s found'convicted, Shane Rowan, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Rowan
- 26 Oct2022Hutch trial shown CCTV alleged to be of him and Jonathan Dowdallaccused, Shane Rowan, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Rowan
- 24 Oct2022Bullet cases found at Regency Hotel fired by seized assault rifles, Hutch trial toldsuspect, Shane Rowan, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Rowan
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