Mr Hutch is accused of murdering David Byrne at the Regency Hotel in Dublin almost two years ago. The defence has argued that the circumstances in which Det Garda Fergal O’Flaherty and Det Garda Jonathan Brady identified Mr Hutch were “sullied and tainted”. Mr Hutch (25) of Champions Avenue, Dublin 1, is pleading not guilty to the murder of Mr Byrne (34) at the Regency Hotel in Dublin on February 5th, 2016. Mr Gillane said the evidence from Det Garda Brady was that few gardaí would have known Patrick Hutch prior to 2014. The judge then asked Mr Gillane if the court’s decision goes against the prosecution would that be the “end of the matter”.

Source: The Irish Times January 23, 2018 14:37 UTC