Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch has been warned that his life in danger after walking free from the Special Criminal Court yesterday.

The 60-year-old was yesterday acquitted of the murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel in Dublin in 2016.

After considering the evidence for 12 weeks, the three-judge panel ruled that the testimony of State-turned witness Jonathan Dowdall was not enough to convict.

They noted that the State had failed to bring forward enough independent evidence to stand up Dowdall’s grave allegations.

In the absence of corroboration evidence, the court was not satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that Gerry Hutch was one of the hitmen involved in the attack and he was acquitted.

Gerry The Monk Hutch being followed by the media and reporters after being freed following his court case at the Criminal Courts, 18-04-2023. Image: Lazarov/RollingNews

He walked free from the courthouse a short time later, with Gardaí later warning him that his life is in danger.

Dublin Councillor Nial Ring told Newstalk that many people in North Inner City now want to get on with their lives.

“The majority of people are just saying, ‘Well the decision is made, the verdict has come in so let's just get on with it now,’” he said.

“This was basically a distraction, again focusing and bringing back the memories of what happened in the North Inner City during the feud.

“People are just glad that it is over with now and maybe we can just go onwards and upwards.”

Before the Gerry Hutch verdict was read out yesterday, two other men were found guilty of facilitating the murder of David Byrne through the provision of getaway vehicles.

Paul Murphy, of Cherry Avenue in Swords and Jason Bonney, of Drumnigh Wood in Portmarnock, were found guilty of assisting with the getaway and were remanded in custody ahead of their sentence hearing in May.