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O’Brien expresses ‘shock’ that GSOC officer attended Hutch party

The Minister for Housing was speaking after An Garda Siochána Ombudsman Commission officer attended a party with Gerard 'The Monk' Hutch on the day he was cleared of a gangland murder

Gerard ‘The Monk’ Hutch: was cleared of a gangland murder last Monday. Picture: Collins Courts

Darragh O’Brien, the Minister for Housing, has said he is “shocked” that a senior Garda Siochána Ombudsman Commission officer attended a party with Gerard 'The Monk' Hutch on the day he was cleared of a gangland murder.

Hutch was found not guilty of the murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel in 2016 at the conclusion of his trial at the Special Criminal Court last Monday. The Gsoc officer who resigned is said to ...