Jonathan Dowdall’s next court appearance will be in the witness box when he testifies against his former friend Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch

The former Sinn Féin councillor has been handed a four-year jail term for his role in the Regency Hotel shooting

Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch and former family friend Jonathan Dowdall

October 17 2022 05:51 PM

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Jonathan Dowdall knew the writing was on the wall as he sat in garda custody for the murder of David Byrne and asked to speak with a member of the witness protection programme.

Eighteen months on from that request, he is now in garda protective custody, awaiting the start of a four-year-jail term for his role in the killing, and preparing to testify in the upcoming trial.