Five men have appeared before the Special Criminal Court charged with conspiring to murder a member of the Hutch family last year.
Each of the accused men are also charged with helping a criminal organisation commit a serious offence, namely the murder of Patrick Hutch.
Two of the five accused have been further charged with directing the activities of a criminal organisation within the State.
Ciaran O'Driscoll, 24, with an address at Avondale House, Cumberland Street, Dublin 1, Patrick Curtis, 38, and his brother Stephen Curtis, 32, both of Bellmans Walk, Seville Place, Dublin 1, Mohammed Smew, 27, with an address at Milners Square, Shanowen Road, Santry, Dublin 9 and Michael Burns, 43, of no fixed abode are all charged with conspiring with one or more persons to commit a serious offence, the murder of Patrick Hutch between 1 February 2018 and 10 March 2018, both dates inclusive.
Each of the five men are also charged with participating in activities intending to facilitate the commission of a serious offence by a criminal organisation or any of its members, namely the murder of Patrick Hutch 1 February 2018 and 28 February 2018, both dates inclusive.
Patrick Curtis and Michael Burns are also facing charges of directing the activities of a criminal organisation between 1 February 2018 and 10 March 2018.
State solicitor Ciara Vibien, for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), said the DPP was applying for an order to have the five men tried before the Special Criminal Court in respect of all offences.
In certain cases, the DPP can certify that in his or her opinion the ordinary courts are inadequate to secure the effective administration of justice.
Mr Justice Paul Coffey, presiding, sitting with Judge Sarah Berkeley and Judge James Faughnan, made the order, directing that the five men be tried before the non-jury court.
The five accused men were remanded in custody until 3 February, when it is expected they will be served with books of evidence.
