'The million dollar man' and the former councillor

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RTÉ Crime Correspondent Paul Reynolds was at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin this week, where covert garda recordings were played of conversations between Gerard 'The Monk' Hutch and former Sinn Féin councillor Jonathan Dowdall

Hutch has pleaded not guilty to the murder of David Bryne. Dowdall pleaded guilty to helping a gang commit the murder and is serving four years in prison.Gerard Hutch, the man known as The Monk, and the former Sinn Féin councillor Jonathan Dowdall had a lot to say about the murder of the Kinahan gangster David Byrne at the Regency Hotel on 5 February 2016, the murder which escalated the ongoing Hutch-Kinahan feud which has so far led to the murder of 18 people in Ireland and Spain.

They cover a wide variety of issues including from celebrities to politics to organised crime; Sinn Féin, the IRA, dissident republicans, the Kinahan Organised Crime Group, the death of the Supreme Court Judge Adrian Hardiman, Adele and one of Hutch’s favourite singers Imelda May, whom Dowdall described as"mad as a bleeding brush".

"I'd say he'll meet them in London," Hutch says but he also appears to be concerned that the dissidents might end up doing a deal with the Kinahans too."No, they're not gonna do that Gerard," Dowdall says,"they're gonna put this to bed on both sides."There is also talk between the two men in the car which the prosecution says refers to the three assault rifles or"yokes" used in the Regency murder.

"Ah massive statement", Hutch replied"anyone with cop on would know immediately that cops don't use them."Dowdall was also recorded talking about the components for a bomb including a detonator. "The cops are going around like headless chickens," Hutch also said,"loads of f****-ups have after been made." They move on to the effect that the attack on the boxing weigh-in at the Regency Hotel had on Daniel Kinahan, the gunmen’s target that day."Gerard let’s be honest. You’re used to pressure from the cops.", Dowdall replies.

On the way back to Dublin after the meeting with the dissident republicans, Hutch says he wants to meet the Kinahans to arrange a ceasefire. "It seems to me that they're just blinded by greed and they're willing to overlook everything for the money," Dowdall says. Dowdall said that O’ Broin seemed to be able to act more independently than any of the other Sinn Féin representatives and that"he was the one that made a stand".

Hutch also said the convicted Garda killer and IRA man Pearse McAuley was a friend of his and that he and Pearse"go back a bit".

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

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Why does RTE not refer to Micheal Collins and Eamon De Valera as former Sinn Féin members

This is great

MaryLouMcDonald needs to clarify what she knew about Dowdall and when The revelations about her house (and other properties) need to be addressed also

Surely being a convicted criminal is more relevant than being a member of political party for a short period.

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