Six-man murder gang involved in Regency shooting identified
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Detectives believe the gang made a crucial mistake after the shooting when they used their own cars after their initial getaway.
These cars were subsequently seized by gardaí and are being forensically examined for DNA, fingerprints and ballistic residues.
Meanwhile, the massive garda operation aimed at preventing further violence is expected to continue until the Dáil returns on 10 March, although some gardaí doubt the €5 million overtime budget will last that long.
Senior gardaí fear there will be more gun attacks on the back of the murder of Byrne on February 5 and the revenge killing of Edward Hutch three days later.
Officers said the investigations into deaths were progressing “very well”.
The Irish Examiner previously reported that three members of the gang that killed Byrne had been identified.
Two of them, both aged 22, are from Dublin's north inner city and close associates of Gary Hutch, who was murdered in Spain last September at the hands of the rival Kinahan cartel.
A third man, aged 46, is from Tyrone and a former member of a number of republican groups. Gardaí suspect this man supplied the three AK47s used in the Regency attack.
Three men, dressed as elite gardaí, brandished the automatic assault rifles. One of them shot Byrne dead in the foyer.
One of the youths is thought to be among the three, while the other youth and the man were the 'couple' seen running from the hotel afterwards.
It is now understood that gardaí are satisfied they know the identity of the remaining gang members. All of them, bar the republican, are from Dublin.
Meanwhile, Daniel and Christy Jnr Kinahan, sons of cartel boss Christopher Kinahan, have flown out to London, along with two senior associates of David Byrne.
