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Gangland fixer Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch 'admitted he killed rival at boxing weigh-in'

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criminal allegedly confessed his part in a gangland slaying at a boxing weigh-in to a former Sinn Fein councillor.The Special Criminal Court in Dublin was told that Gerry “The Monk” Hutch met ex-councillor Jonathan Dowdall in a car park some days after the murder of David Byrne – a member of the Kinahan crime gang.Sean Gillane SC, for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) said the death of Byrne, 34, was one of the first killings in the bloody Hutch-Kinahan gangland feud. READ MORE: US offers huge £3.8m reward to help bring down infamous Irish crime familyOn Tuesday, Mr Gillane said the murder attracted significant publicity and Hutch, 59, became “edgy and worked up” after a picture showing a man in a wig and another man in flat cap running from the hotel was published in a newspaper.The prosecution claims these two men were part of a six-man gang involved in the attack.The court was told that Hutch contacted Dowdall and arranged to meet him at a car park in Whitehall, Dublin, after the publication of the picture in a Sunday newspaper.Mr Gillane said Dowdall described Hutch as being “edgy and worked up”.He was said to have asked Dowdall to arrange a meeting with republicans because of the escalation of the feud with the Kinahans and threats made to friends and family members.Dowdall allegedly drove him to Northern Ireland on February 20 to meet senior republicans.Mr Gillane said Dowdall drove Hutch to a meeting in Strabane and the conversation between the pair was captured as the vehicle in which they were travelling was under surveillance.The prosecutor said Hutch discussed the feud with Kinahans and efforts to make peace or seek a ceasefire.Mr Gillane also said Hutch was heard saying he was not going to show “a.

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