Gsoc officer who went to 'The Monk' party probed another Hutch case

The Garda watchdog was called in after the convicted Hutch criminal in the separate case was in a road traffic accident in Dublin involving a member of the public

The officer resigned after he told colleagues he attended a party with Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch (pictured) on the night he was acquitted of the murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel in 2016.

A Gsoc officer who resigned after attending a party with Dublin criminal Gerry Hutch last month had previously played a role in another case involving a member of the Hutch family.

The officer resigned after he told colleagues he attended a party with ‘The Monk’ on the night he was acquitted of the murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel in 2016.