Gerry 'The Monk' charged with 2016 murder of David Byrne at Regency Hotel

A further hearing has been set for October 15, while the date for a full trial was fixed as October 3, 2022

Gerry 'The Monk Hutch'. File Photo: Paddy Cummins/PCPhoto.ie

Gerard 'The Monk' Hutch has appeared before an out-of-hours sitting of the non-jury Special Criminal Court tonight charged with the murder of Kinahan gang member David Byrne at the Regency Hotel in 2016.

Defence counsel for Mr Hutch, Mr Brendan Grehan SC, told the three-judge court that he was reserving his client's position in relation to the lawfulness of his arrest, the charge brought against him and in respect of the jurisdiction of the court.