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Two men convicted over Regency hotel attack due back in court on Monday for sentencing arguments

Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch appears to have “fallen out” with his brother Patsy after walking free from court a week ago today after he was found not guilty of murder.

The acquittal of Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch for the Regency Hotel murder is just the latest in a series of setbacks for gardaí. “We can’t catch a break. We must acknowledge our failures, but we continue to pursue others involved in the Regency attack,” a source said.

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

Add compo scammer to the rap sheet of Jonathan Dowdall. It’s another aspect that didn’t pop up during Sinn Féin’s vetting of Mary Lou McDonald’s protege before he became a short-serving party councillor.

Gerry the Monk Hutch reluctantly agreed to his nephew being shot by cartel boss Daniel Kinahan as part of a bizarre deal to prevent a war erupting between the two crime clans.

Gardaí obtained audio and video footage of Hutch gang members using firearms at a Polish range less than two weeks before the deadly attack at the Regency Hotel.

Jonathan Dowdall: “I don’t think the police know what is being portrayed in the paper that they’re saying we know who the six people are.”

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