The court heard that Jonathan Dowdall's assessment for witness protection was "ongoing"

The court had yesterday heard that "a curious development" had arisen which resulted in the "generation of a document" that primarily concerned Gerry Hutch

The court heard that the trial would conclude in two weeks "subject to matters falling out of the sky"

Mr Hutch's defence counsel put it to Dowdall that he dismissed his conversations with Gerard Hutch in the audio recording as "simply being talk"

'It's lies, it's rubbish talk trying to impress someone, there's nothing to it,' said Dowdall

Mr Dowdall’s time in the witness box won’t be drawing to a close just yet.

The former Sinn Fein councillor also denied talking on the audio tapes about getting "people whacked" and planting bombs

Threat to Dowdall 'on a whole new level', court hears, as he becomes defensive under cross-examination

Party leader says she did not know Gerry ‘the Monk’ Hutch was present at a fundraising event she attended in 2014

Sinn Féin leader speaks about The Monk, boxing events, and her party's support for the judicial system and An Garda Síochána

Gráinne Ní Aodha, PA Former Sinn Féin Councillor Jonathan Dowdall has said he told a “lie out of necessity” during garda interviews in 2016 on what he knew about the Regency shooting.

Gerry Hutch's defence lawyer told the judge today that he may cross-examine Jonathan Dowdall until Wednesday next week

The ex-Sinn Féin councillor also said he never knew that Patsy Hutch was involved in crime

A fraught, tense day of cross-examination for State's witness Jonathan Dowdall

Former Sinn Féin councillor said the Hutches were 'willing to throw someone else under the bus' for the Regency Hotel murder

Hutch trial hears how Dowdall learned waterboarding from films, and that he'd fixed a plug for an IRA man on his trip north

Jonathan Dowdall also told the court that Gerard Hutch lied to him during a conversation that was secretly recorded

The Regency Hotel murder trial also heard that Gerry Hutch said he "wasn't happy" about Mr Byrne being killed

Mr Hutch denies the murder of Kinahan Cartel member David Byrne at the Regency Hotel on February 5, 2016

Supreme Court judges delivers ruling on a defence application challenging the admissibility of evidence to be given by ex-Sinn Féin councillor Jonathan Dowdall, who was a former co-accused of Mr Hutch

Jonathan Dowdall also engaged in a 'very careful choreography' to ensure that only after his murder charge was dropped did he commit to making a statement in writing, Special Criminal Court heard

Hutch's defence team is challenging admissibility of evidence to be given by former SF councillor

Judge ruled the evidence on the tapes gathered in the North was unlawful and this was 'significant', but said they ought to be included into evidence 'in the interest of justice'

Mr Hutch's defence lawyer said he wished to raise an issue on the admissibility of evidence to be given by Jonathan Dowdall

Counsel said that the prosecution was asking the court to put a 'strange' and 'very wrong' interpretation on the Criminal Justice Surveillance Act 2009

Prosecution said once a surveillance device is placed and retrieved lawfully on a car within this jurisdiction, "then it does not matter a damn where the vehicle was in the meantime"

Having to deny purported links to gangland crime figures is denting the Sinn Féin leader's efforts to woo middle Ireland

The defence is objecting to the admissibility of almost eight hours of the contents of a 10-hour audio recording of conversations between Gerry Hutch and Jonathan Dowdall

While not referred to by name at the close of Thursday's proceedings, the next “significant” witness in this case will be Jonathan Dowdall

Special Criminal Court heard final 45 minutes of a 10-hour audio recording of conversations between Gerry Hutch and Jonathan Dowdall

Former Sinn Féin Councillor Jonathan Dowdall criticised party leader Mary Lou McDonald for not attending the funeral of murdered man Edward 'Neddy' Hutch and told his brother, Regency Hotel murder accused Gerard Hutch: "But ya's were good enough to ...

Regency Hotel accused laughs in court as he hears tapes of a conversation — apparently between him and Jonathan Dowdall — after a bid to get republicans to broker a gangland ceasefire 

The trial also heard two men in the audio discuss, bombs, Danil Kinahan, politics and celebrities

'Mary, I’m after being dragged here, are you aware of that' Dowdall appealed after probing from Sinn Féin staffer

Gerry Hutch can also be heard in the audio recording saying he liked Imelda May

Gerard Hutch’s defence counsel said he 'will need just a little bit of time to consider matters'

Hutch's defence lawyers argue that gardaí were aware that Dowdall's car was outside the jurisdiction for eight of the 10 hours of those recordings and that the evidence harvested from that 'illicit fruit' should be excluded from the trial

Dowdall allegedly drove Hutch north for a meeting with republicans in the aftermath of the shooting, the Special Criminal Court heard

The State did not seek costs against Jonathan Dowdall as he had legal aid

Sinn Féin leader also again says the party would have had nothing to do with Jonathan Dowdall if they had known about his links to gangland crime

Ms Justice Tara Burns said that should the identity of members of NSU be publicised, then it “places them at risk”.

The Fianna Fáil TD said: "What you work towards is making sure they don't get involved in criminal activity again and lead useful lives."

The murder trial also saw CCTV footage of two men in a wig and flat cap

A clear 'not guilty' were the only words from accused as long-awaited trial got under way