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# gerard hutch

January
January 2023
# Courts
Gerard Hutch prosecution stands or falls on evidence of Jonathan Dowdall, barrister tells court
Brendan Grehan SC, for Hutch, gave his closing speech this afternoon.
# Courts
Gerard 'The Monk' Hutch will not take stand in Regency murder trial, court hears
The State today concluded its case against Gerard ‘The Monk’ Hutch.
# regency trial
Lawyers for Gerard Hutch don't expect to call any evidence on his behalf, trial hears
The State is expected to conclude its case against Hutch and his two co-accused tomorrow.
# Courts
'No further steps' to be taken by parties in Hutch trial in relation to 'curious development'
Gerard ‘The Monk’ Hutch (59) denies the murder of Kinahan cartel member David Byrne.
# Courts
'Curious development' in Hutch trial as document disclosed to defence
The non-jury court returned today following the Christmas break.
Last year
2022
# the regency
Dowdall denies lying when he said Gerard Hutch confessed in park to shooting David Byrne
Mr Hutch’s defence played the final excerpts today from secret garda recordings between Gerard Hutch and Dowdall
# Murder Trial
Dowdall says his mother and children received death threats since he turned State's witness
Jonathan Dowdall was under cross-examination for a fourth day.
# Special Criminal Court
Jonathan Dowdall tells trial he did not know there was 'this big Hutch criminal organisation'
Dowdall admitted he was “reckless” when he helped book a room at the Regency Hotel.
# Regency
Hutch trial: Jonathan Dowdall denies he is a 'master manipulator'
Jonathan Dowdall gave evidence at the trial in the Criminal Courts of Justice for a second day.
# regency hotel trial
Jonathan Dowdall tells court that Hutch said he and another man had shot David Byrne
Dowdall said Hutch told him that he and another man shot David Byrne dead at the Regency hotel.
# Courts
Jonathan Dowdall due to give evidence in murder trial on Monday
The court was told today a decision on Dowdall’s status within the Witness Protection Programme would not be made until January.
# Court
Dropping Dowdall murder charge was 'powerful' incentive for statement against Hutch, lawyers argue
Dowdall intends to give evidence in the coming days implicating Hutch in the murder at the Regency Hotel.
# Murder Trial
No evidence to support allegation Hutch 'effectively confessed' other than Dowdall's 'say so'
The trial continues tomorrow.
# regency trial
Special Criminal Court to rule on admissibility of Hutch recordings on Friday
Hutch’s defence team said there is nothing in the Surveillance Act to suggest it has scope beyond the State’s borders.
THE MORNING LEAD
The Dowdall-Hutch tapes: What the court heard from secret garda recordings
A report by
Lauren Boland and Alison O'Riordan
The uncovered conversation reveals the two men’s discussions about gardaí, the Kinahan cartel, and Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald.
# regency trial
Gerry Hutch trial: Permission to deploy garda bugging device sought under 'culture of secrecy'
The defence is objecting to the admissibility of almost eight hours of a ten hour audio recording of conversations between Hutch and Jonathan Dowdall.
# regency trial
Gerard Hutch tells Dowdall that Kinahan cartel want 'to be the biggest gang in Europe'
The conversations were captured by a garda bugging device when Dowdall and Hutch allegedly travelled back from the North.
# regency trial
Hutch recordings: Dowdall tells 'The Monk' that accused's 'best move' was 'particular yokes used'
The prosecution alleges this is a reference to three AK-47 assault rifles used by the gunmen who murdered David Byrne.
# HUTCH TRIAL
Hutch trial hears garda tracker records believed destroyed have now been recovered
Prosecutors told the court that the data had been found on a desktop computer that was listed for destruction.
# Courts
Judges to listen to 10 hours of conversations between Hutch and Dowdall captured by gardaí
Prosecuting counsel Sean Gillane SC described the recordings as “part of the core” of the State’s case.
# Courts
Garda didn't consult DPP when destroying records from tracker on Dowdall's jeep, Hutch trial hears
The trial continues tomorrow.
# Courts
All records from tracking device on Dowdall's vehicle destroyed before murder trial began, court hears
The trial continues tomorrow.
# regency hotel trial
Search warrant for Jonathan Dowdall's home was on basis of guns and explosives being stored, Hutch trial hears
Former Sinn Fein councillor Jonathan Dowdall has pleaded guilty to facilitating the the murder of David Byrne.
# Courts
Taxi driver said 'thank god' when gardaí arrived to tow his car, trial of Gerard 'The Monk' Hutch hears
Gerard ‘The Monk’ Hutch is accused of killing David Byrne at Dublin’s Regency Hotel in 2016.
# regency trial
Surveillance garda saw Gerry Hutch and Dowdall meet man later caught with AK-47s, court hears
Gerard ‘The Monk’ Hutch (59) denies the murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel in 2016.
# Special Criminal Court
Regency Hotel murder trial view CCTV of alleged dissident republican gunman escaping
Gerard ‘The Monk’ Hutch (59) denies the murder of Kinahan cartel member David Byrne (33) in 2016.
# Courts
Trial of Gerard 'The Monk' Hutch hears from photographers and CCTV footage of shooting shown
Gerard ‘The Monk’ Hutch is accused of killing David Byrne at Dublin’s Regency Hotel in 2016.
# Courts
Trial of Gerard 'The Monk' Hutch to open before Special Criminal Court today
The murder trial is expected to last for a number of months.