Kinahan target Patrick Hutch Jnr snapped after captaining Dublin team to footie glory almost decade after Regency attack

Charges regarding the Regency Hotel attack were dropped against him in recent years

ONE-HUTCH FOOTBALL Kinahan target Patrick Hutch Jnr snapped after captaining Dublin team to footie glory almost decade after Regency attack

A KINAHAN target ­captained his local footie team to glory — almost a decade on from the Regency Hotel attack which he was accused of carrying out, but charges were later dropped

Patrick Hutch Jnr lifted the Athletic Union League Dublin cup with Sheriff YC on Tuesday night.

2 Patrick Hutch captained Sheriff YC to glory

2 Patrick is the nephew of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch Credit: Padraig O'Reilly.

They triumphed after beating Skryne Tara 5-4 on penalties.

Hutch Jnr used to play with a knee support but does not appear to anymore.

We understand Hutch Jnr, 32, who legally changed his last name to Moore, has played with Sheriff for a number of years.

Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch’s nephew was previously charged with the murder of Kinahan thug David Byrne during an attack at Dublin’s Regency Hotel on February 5, 2016.

But Hutch Jnr’s Special Criminal Court trial collapsed in February 2019 following the tragic death of Det Supt Colm Fox and the charges dropped.

Alongside Hutch Jnr, who has no criminal convictions, on the footie team is innocent relative Eddie Staunton.

Kinahan gunman Michael ­Carroll tried to murder innocent Staunton on March 26, 2017.

Another member is Ciaran Ryan, from Summerhill, who was previously jailed over the unlawful possession of a pistol and two rounds of ammunition.

Hutch Jnr was back before the criminal courts in February, with it alleged he obstructed or impeded a garda during a 2021 search.

He avoided a conviction by making a charity donation.

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