Former Sinn Fein Councillor to Be Key Prosecution Witness in Gangland Murder Trial

Gangster dubbed 'The Monk' by murdered journalist Veronica Guerin accused of ordering attack

As legal argument delays the Gerry Hutch trial, armed officers patrol outside the Special Criminal Court in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, on Oct. 3, 2022. (PA).

A former Sinn Fein councillor will be the key prosecution witness at the trial of alleged Irish gangland boss Gerry Hutch, who is accused of ordering a murderous attack on a boxing press conference in Dublin in 2016.

One Sept. 28 Jonathan Dowdall, 44, and his 65-year-old father Patrick pleaded guilty to facilitating the murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel in the Irish capital on Feb. 5, 2016.