A man accused of being part of a convoy used to take David Byrne's killers away from the Regency Hotel in 2016 has applied for bail.
Paul Murphy, of Cherry Avenue in Swords, Co Dublin, was one of three men brought before a late sitting of the Special Criminal Court last night.
David Byrne, an associate of the Kinahan cartel, was shot dead during a boxing weigh-in at the Regency Hotel in Dublin on February 5th 2016.
It is the prosecution’s case that Paul Murphy assisted a criminal organisation in carrying out the hit by taking part in a six-vehicle convoy that helped the hit team get away afterwards.
It will be alleged that six men ran from the hotel to a nearby GAA facility where six cars were waiting for them.
All of them travelled north, except for a Toyota Avensis, which gardaí believe was owned and driven by Mr Murphy: a married taxi driver with two kids.
Despite Garda objections to bail, Mr Justice Tony Hunt indicated the court’s intention to approve his application, but he said they required a more meaningful sum of money to secure it than the €1k offered today.
His case was adjourned until Monday to see if that can be achieved.
