Kinahan crime boss plans to lead ‘honest life’ once released, sentence hearing told
Liam Byrne and fellow senior Kinahan crime group member Thomas ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh are before a court in London over weapons plot
Regency
Gerry Hutch considers general election run to unseat Mary Lou McDonald in Dublin
Gangland figure was acquitted last year of organising Regency Hotel gun attack which accelerated Hutch-Kinahan feud
Law professor’s murder trial, woman’s double murder trial, and Regency and Kevin Lunney case appeals due before court
Other cases to be heard in the new legal term, starting October 7th, are a high-profile Blanchardstown restaurant murder trial and an important case regarding children’s sentencing
James ‘Jaws’ Byrne: Fixer, fear merchant, father
The ‘Mickey Mouse criminal’, who died last weekend, reaped enormous benefits from his son and son-in-law’s roles in the Kinahan operation in Ireland and Britain
The Hutch gangster the Kinahans couldn’t kill and how his high life was unpicked by Cab
James 'Mago' Gately and partner Charlene Lam displayed a relentless appetite for globetrotting and lavish spending while claiming to be in low-paid jobs
Garda search for evidence about missing Icelandic man ends in north Dublin
Santry Demense searched for several days after anonymous tip-off about missing father of four Jon Jonsson
Trial opens of man alleged to have topped up mobile phone used in murder of Christopher ‘Noel’ Kirwan
Michael Crotty (40) has pleaded not guilty to helping to facilitate Mr Kirwan’s murder in 2016
Jonathan Dowdall sentence for facilitating murder ‘very lenient’, Court of Appeal says
Mr Justice George Birmingham, with Ms Justice Una Ní Raifeartaigh and Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy, dismissed the former Sinn Féin councillor’s bid to have his four-year term reduced
Former Sinn Féin councillor Jonathan Dowdall ‘duped’, lawyers tell Court of Appeal
Court of Appeal president Mr Justice George Birmingham said that when he first read the appellant’s submissions, his first reaction was that Dowdall had done “extraordinarily well”
Prosecution approach in Gerard Hutch Regency attack case ‘mystifies’ lawyers
Court’s refusal to award Hutch his legal costs may dilute criticism of the DPP but decision to prosecute on a single charge divides opinion
Gerard Hutch departs for Spain a month after acquittal of Regency Hotel murder
Gardaí are unaware if gangland figure is moving permanently or travelling to manage substantial assets in Costa del Sol
Who is Paul Murphy? Regency-attack getaway driver changed name by deed poll
Taxi driver Paul Murphy has long work history and minor convictions from a young age
Who is Jason Bonney? Former champion boxer never came to Garda attention before Regency attack
Jason Bonney was getaway driver for Regency attacker Kevin ‘Flatcap’ Murray
Regency hotel trial: Two men convicted of facilitating attack each sentenced to more than 8 years in prison
Paul Murphy (61) and Jason Bonney (52) found guilty of providing getaway vehicles in 2016 killing of David Byrne
Gerard Hutch: court hears ‘difficulties have arisen’ in date for costs hearing
Mr Hutch is seeking his legal costs and the hearing on the application has been adjourned until June
Claims that Gsoc member attended Hutch party a ‘very serious matter’, Taoiseach says
Labour leader calls for independent investigation led by a senior counsel or retired judge
‘My gang is bigger than their gang’: Harris pledges to pursue organised crime after Regency trial
Garda Commissioner defends Garda over trial, but declines to discuss why Gerard Hutch not charged over AK47s used by gunmen, rather than 2016 murder of David Byrne
Claim Gsoc member attended Hutch acquittal party referred to An Garda Síochána
National Bureau of Criminal Investigation set to carry out inquiry at request of Gsoc
Regency murder trial: Gerard Hutch acquittal puts Special Criminal Court under spotlight
Review may favour reform of non-jury court rather than abolition
Garda examining attendance of Gsoc investigator at Hutch acquittal party
Gsoc official had been involved in investigating suicide of Det Supt Colm Fox during previous Hutch trial
Why was Gerard Hutch tried for murder?
Many were surprised a murder charge was pursued against Hutch, who is now free after a 13-week trial
Gsoc officer resigns amid allegations he was at party which Gerard Hutch attended on Monday
A spokesperson for Minister for Justice told The Irish Times that Department of Justice and the Minister were aware of the incident
Inside the Gerard Hutch PR machine: ‘Whether it was intentional or not, he did very well at marketing himself’
For some of his victims, the view of Gerard Hutch as a Robin Hood figure is hard to stomach but there is a different view in Dublin’s north inner city
Jonathan Dowdall leaves a trail of questions for Sinn Féin as he retreats into witness protection
Sinn Féin’s political rivals sure to make hay out of party’s alleged knowledge or otherwise of Dowdall’s criminal past
Patsy Hutch: Did the man under 24-hour Garda protection plan the Regency attack?
As Special Criminal Court acquitted Gerry Hutch, its ruling said the evidence might be used to conclude his brother, Patsy Hutch, organised the Regency Hotel attack
Hutch verdict raises questions as to why prosecution proceeded as it did
Other charges were possible but were pursued and relying on evidence of accomplices and protected witnesses is ‘fraught with danger’, say lawyers
The Hutch-Dowdall tapes: The secret recordings of ‘The Monk’ and his ‘ruthless’ associate
The recorded conversation was not evidence of guilt, but a glimpse into the workings of Ireland’s crime scene
Gerard Hutch profile: ‘University of crime’ graduate expected to start new life abroad
In his youth, Hutch steered clear of the heroin epidemic, focusing on lucrative armed robberies and later property investment before the emergence of the Kinahan feud
Hutch acquittal unlikely to silence critics of non-jury Special Criminal Court
Analysis: Decision suggests courts increasingly unhappy about convicting solely on accomplice/protected witness evidence
Why has gangland gun crime plummeted in Ireland?
Gun crime, often a national scandal in our recent history, has fallen to the extent that so-called gangland is almost unrecognisable
Garda inquiry examines alleged criminal links between Hutch and former Garda officer Murphy
Charges of directing or aiding a crime gang may result from inquiry that led to cannabis seizure at Clontarf home of former superintendent John Murphy
Four shootings linked to Hutch-Kinahan feud, court hears
Special Criminal Court rules CCTV footage of alleged getaway car can be admitted as evidence
Jonathan Dowdall tells Regency Hotel murder trial he ‘is not a rat’
‘I don’t care if I get killed. Nobody will touch my children,’ key witness tells court
IRA’s continued links to criminality should be reality check for Sinn Féin supporters
Involvement of party councillor Jonathan Dowdall with gangland boss Gerry Hutch has lifted the veil on a dark corner of Irish life
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