Irish Gang Trials of the Century Starting in Dublin Ireland

Armed police, members of the underworld and an enchanted public are expected to converge on a Dublin court this week for what has been dubbed IrelandGang trial of the century.

Prominent crime boss Gerry “Monk” Hatch, 58, was tried for murder in 2016, sparking a deadly feud between rival gangs that’s still boiling six years later.

Heavy security is expected at the Special Criminal Court due to a lawsuit scheduled last month that will reveal the inner workings of the Hatch Cartel.

The prosecution gained momentum earlier this month when co-defendant Jonathan Dowdall signed a deal to reduce the indictment in exchange for testifying against Hatch.

This incident focuses on the February 2016 attacks. Masked men disguised as police and armed with assault rifles. Raid on Regency Hotel in Dublin Target rival gangs during boxing weigh-in. They murdered David Byrne, a member of the Kinahan Cartel, TIT-TO-TIT feud It claimed 18 lives between 2015 and 2018 and is still ongoing.

Dowdall, a 44-year-old former Sinn Fein Alderman, became a media sensation when he pleaded guilty to facilitating murders by renting rooms in the Regency for militants. He filed his 50-page statement with the police. He is due to be sentenced on Monday along with his father Patrick, who pleaded guilty to facilitating the attack.

After testifying at the Hatch trial and serving a prison sentence, Jonathan Dowdall is expected to assume a new identity abroad in the witness protection program. It’s like taking life as it was known for you and your family.

Gardaí reportedly launched an investigation into an alleged intimidation campaign against Dowdal and his family, with a Twitter account deeming him a “rat” and warning him there was no escape.

Brendan Grehan said at the time that Dowdal’s decision to testify delayed Hatch’s trial, which was scheduled to begin in early October. “Defendants are desperate for the trial to move forward. From our perspective, the whole system works.”

Special Criminal Courts hear cases of terrorism and organized crime. He has three judges and no jury.

Hutch is set to face trial alongside Paul Murphy, 59, and Jason Bonney, 50, who were accused of facilitating the murder by providing access to the car.

Monks have been making headlines for decades. The Associates nicknamed him based on his relatively reserved personality and lifestyle. and send their children to private schools.

‘My philosophy of life is very simple,’ Hatch told journalists Veronica Guerin In a 1996 interview. “No betrayal. That means never talk about others, eat grass, and never let people down.” Guerin was later murdered by a gunman who was working for another crime boss.

In a 2008 RTE TV interview, Hatch said:

The Hatch battle with the Kinahan Cartel, based in north Dublin, erupted in 2015 when gunmen killed his nephew Gary Hatch in Spain. Hutch’s gang is said to have responded to the attack at the Regency Hotel. In August 2021, Spanish police arrested Hutch on the Costa del Sol as a result of an extradition warrant for an Irishman.

The U.S. Treasury Department hit Kinahan Group in April. 7 Members Licensed, including its leader Daniel Kinahan. The gang allegedly used Dubai as a hub for drug trafficking and money laundering in Ireland, the UK, Spain and elsewhere.

Irish media, citing sources in Garda, said they expected Kinahan members to spy on Hatch’s trial.