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Man arrested over Eddie Hutch murder in 2016

Eddie Hutch was shot dead in his home at Poplar Row on 8 February 2016
Eddie Hutch was shot dead in his home at Poplar Row on 8 February 2016

A man in his 40s has been arrested in connection with the murder of a taxi driver in Dublin as part of the ongoing Hutch-Kinahan feud.

Eddie Hutch, 58, was shot dead in his home at Poplar Row in Dublin's north inner city three days after the murder of the Kinahan gang member David Byrne at the Regency Hotel.

Taxi driver Eddie Hutch was the fourth victim of the ongoing Hutch-Kinahan feud

Gardaí believe Mr Hutch was shot in retaliation for the Regency murder, which escalated the feud.

He was shot dead in his home in a targeted attack on 8 February 2016.

Eddie Hutch, who was the brother of Gerard 'The Monk' Hutch, was the fourth victim of the ongoing feud.

The suspect is currently being questioned at a garda station in north Dublin.