A man was shot dead in a Dublin hotel during a boxing match weigh-in for a WBO title fight.
David Byrne was killed and two other men were injured in the incident at the Regency Hotel on Friday where gunmen were described as being dressed as police officers and armed with an AK47 assault rifle.
One member of the six-strong gang was dressed as a woman.
Hotel guests were preparing for Saturday’s Clash of the Clans show featuring a European lightweight fight between Jamie Kavanagh and Antonio Joao Bento.
Police investigating the suspected gangland crime sealed off the hotel for a forensic examination.
They maintained a police presence at the hotel as well as setting up armed checkpoints in the city centre.
The 240-room hotel, part of the Regency Hotel Group, was described as a ‘family-run hotel’ in the Guardian.
