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Patrick Dowdall has been freed from custody and taken from Limerick Prison by gardaí after finishing his sentence for his role in the 2016 murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel.

Disgraced witness Jonathan Dowdall and his father could both be released from prison within weeks to begin their new lives abroad.

Disgraced witness Jonathan Dowdall and his father could both be released from prison within weeks to begin their new lives abroad.

Usually, when a defendant beats the rap as he did, the general reaction is he got off — in Hutch’s case, most who observed the trial came to the conclusion that anything but a ‘not guilty verdict would have been unjust

Many were surprised a murder charge was pursued against Hutch, who is now free after a 13-week trial

Amid dramatic scenes at the Special Criminal Court, Gerard 'The Monk' Hutch is a free man after being acquitted of murder…

Amid dramatic scenes at the Special Criminal Court, Gerard 'The Monk' Hutch is a free man after being acquitted of murder…

A man who was water-boarded by Hutch trial State witness Jonathan Dowdall says he believes the prosecution “was tainted from day one by the use of the convicted criminal as a witness”.

Gerard Hutch was found not guilty yesterday in the trial for the murder of David Byrne in the Regency Hotel in Dublin in 2016.

Amid dramatic scenes at the Special Criminal Court, Gerard 'The Monk' Hutch is a free man after being acquitted of murder…