Dowdall tried to de-escalate gang feud as 'innocent lives would’ve been at stake', court hears

The former Sinn Féin councillor told the court, on his first day of giving evidence in the trial, that The Monk told him he was part of the team that carried out the Regency attack.

There were dozens of gardaí in and around the Criminal Courts of Justice today. Picture: Collins Courts

“He said it was him,” Jonathan Dowdall told the Special Criminal Court.

Gerry ‘the Monk’ Hutch was in a panic and very agitated, Mr Dowdall told the murder trial.