Dowdall looks aged and subdued as he receives four-year sentence

Members of the Garda Public Order Unit enter the Criminal Courts of Justice, Dublin, ahead of the sentencing of Jonathan Dowdall. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Though his preened good looks are gone, replaced by strained facial features and large bags under his eyes, Jonathan Dowdall seemed unfazed when he was handed a four-year jail term for his role in a murder that ignited the Kinahan-Hutch feud.

Chewing lightly on some gum during the sentencing hearing, the 44-year-old looked blankly ahead as Mr Justice Tony Hunt, presiding at the Special Criminal Court, issued the sentence.