Tag Archives: Conviction

A 42-year-old man has been given a life sentence in connection with the murder of a man at a hostel in Dublin two years ago. Robert Murphy of the Harrington Street Hostel, Dublin, stabbed the victim, Jamie Kavanagh, on April 19, 2023, after an altercation began in the kitchen area. Although Murphy pleaded to manslaughter, a jury convicted him of …

Thomas ‘Nicky’ McConnell has been found guilty of the murder of Gareth Hutch, nephew of Gerard ‘The Monk’ Hutch, in a planned attack in Dublin eight years ago. This verdict was delivered by the Special Criminal Court. Presiding over the three-judge, non-jury court, Mr. Justice Alexander Owens stated that the evidence conclusively proved McConnell was the second shooter, alongside Jonathan …