Monk to seek legal costs from the State

Gerard Hutch, who was acquitted in April 2023 by the Special Criminal Court of murdering Kinahan Cartel member David Byrne during the Regency Hotel attack in Dublin in February 2016, has applied to recover his legal costs from the State. The application faced initial scheduling difficulties, with prosecutors indicating complications that prevented the hearing from proceeding as originally planned in May 2023. The…