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LATEST: Former Sinn Féin councillor Jonathan Dowdall jailed by Special Criminal Court for four years

Former Sinn Fein councillor Jonathan Dowdall has been jailed by the Special Criminal Court for four years for facilitating the Hutch gang in the notorious murder of Kinahan Cartel member David Byrne, as part of the first convictions in the ...

17 Oct 2022 at 14:45

National News

Hutch family willing to ‘throw people under bus’, Dowdall tells court

Former Sinn Fein councillor Jonathan Dowdall said the family of Gerry “The Monk” Hutch were willing to “throw people under the bus” following the murder of David Byrne, a court has heard. Dowdall told Dublin’s Special Criminal Court he ...

14 Dec 2022 at 16:40

National News

Mary Lou McDonald questioned on connections to Jonathan Dowdall in Dail

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald said her party stands with the Special Criminal Court against the threat of organised crime as she faced questioning about former councillor and convicted criminal Jonathan Dowdall. She was speaking ...

20 Apr 2023 at 16:31

Leo Varadkar: SF not ‘guilty by association’ with Dowdall but should back court

National News

Sinn Fein not ‘guilty by association’ with Jonathan Dowdall, says Leo Varadkar

Irish premier Leo Varadkar has said Sinn Fein is not “guilty by association” with its former councillor Jonathan Dowdall, but the party should vote to renew Ireland’s non-jury court in June. He also called on Sinn Fein to give more ...

18 Apr 2023 at 18:38

National News

Mary Lou McDonald denies reputation damaged over Dowdall’s crime links

Mary Lou McDonald has denied that her reputation has been damaged following the involvement of former Sinn Fein councillor Jonathan Dowdall in a gangland murder trial. There has been widespread coverage of Dowdall and his role in ...

15 Dec 2022 at 17:14

Northern Ireland

Fine Gael politicians call for Dowdall donation to McDonald to be ‘handed over’

Three Fine Gael politicians have called on Mary Lou McDonald to “hand over” a 1,000 euro donation from Jonathan Dowdall, who has been jailed for four years for facilitating the 2016 murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel. ...

11 Nov 2022 at 12:57

National News

Gerry Hutch case judge determines ‘it cannot be said Jonathan Dowdall found god’

A judge in the trial of Gerry “The Monk” Hutch for the murder of David Byrne has determined it cannot be said that the prosecution’s key witness had “found god” as she dismissed broad portions of his evidence. Mr Byrne, 33, ...

17 Apr 2023 at 18:41

National News

Ex-Sinn Fein councillor willing to appear as witness in Regency court case

A former Sinn Fein councillor is willing to appear as a state witness in relation to the 2016 Regency murder of David Byrne, a court has heard. In light of this new evidence, the trial of Gerry “The Monk” Hutch for the ...

03 Oct 2022 at 18:21

National News

‘I’m not a rat,’ Dowdall tells court

Former Sinn Fein councillor Jonathan Dowdall has denied he is a “rat” for giving evidence in the trial of Gerry “The Monk” Hutch for the murder of David Byrne. On his third day giving evidence at the Special Criminal ...

14 Dec 2022 at 20:48

National News

Dowdall branded a ‘master manipulator’ and ‘liar’ in Hutch murder trial

Former Sinn Fein councillor Jonathan Dowdall has been branded a “master manipulator” and a “liar” in the murder trial of Gerry “The Monk” Hutch. On the second day giving evidence at the Special Criminal Court in ...

13 Dec 2022 at 19:29

National News

Hutch ‘lied’ about those involved in Regency shooting, Dowdall tells court

Former Sinn Fein councillor Jonathan Dowdall has claimed that Gerry “The Monk” Hutch was “lying” to him when he said the six people involved in the Regency Hotel shooting did not know each other. On the second ...

13 Dec 2022 at 15:07

National News

Mary Lou McDonald ‘profoundly shocked’ at Jonathan Dowdall’s criminal past

Mary Lou McDonald said that had she known about former Sinn Fein councillor Jonathan Dowdall’s involvement in criminality, he would not have been “anywhere near” the party. Ms McDonald said she was ...

05 Nov 2022 at 13:05

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