Killing of David Byrne

The Irish criminal David Byrne was shot dead on 5 February 2016 at the Regency Hotel in Whitehall, Dublin, Ireland.

[1] In January 2016, Gardaí had a special policing plan put in place for the following month when two boxing events would be attended by members of a criminal gang associated with Christy Kinahan.

[8] There were at least four attackers with masks, army-style helmets and flak jackets, two of whom were disguised as members of the Garda Emergency Response Unit and armed with AK-47 assault rifles.

An associate of the Kinahan cartel, David Byrne (34) was shot dead; security sources said that the gang had intended to kill others.

[8] Because of the length of time Byrne's body would be waked at his parents' house before the funeral, special security measures were put in place.

[12][13] The trial of Patrick Hutch for murder and possession of firearms was later set for January 2018 at the non-jury Special Criminal Court; he was denied bail.

[15] In October 2019, the High Court ordered the Director of Public Prosecutions to provide transcripts of the collapsed trial to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission.

[17] In April 2021, Gerry Hutch became the subject of a European Arrest Warrant as Gardaí said they had enough evidence to charge him with murder in connection with the shooting of David Byrne.