Doubt at ‘dissident’ claim of Regency hotel hit

Reports that a dissident group claimed responsibility for last Friday’s military-style assault at a Dublin hotel have been greeted with a mixture of uncertainty, scepticism, and concern.

The purported claims by the Continuity IRA (CIRA) included threats to carry out further attacks on “drug dealers and criminals”.

The attack at the Regency Hotel by a gang of at least six men, three armed with AK-47s and dressed in Garda-type uniforms, left Dublin criminal David Byrne dead.