'Hutch vid' airport worker fails to restore security clearance

A DUBLIN Airport worker has failed to get the High Court to restore his security clearance after it was removed over his alleged “ability to facilitate nefarious activity” allegedly because he made a video in support of Gerry “the Monk" Hutch's election campaign.

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However, Christopher Doyle, 34, an aircraft mechanic at Dublin Aerospace since June 2022, is entitled to a new appeal against the decision to revoke his clearance after failing a Garda “security intelligence check”, rendering him unable to work, Mr Justice Michael Twomey ruled yesterday.

Mr Doyle claimed the failed check arose from an incident in November 2024, when he recorded another Dublin Aerospace employee pledging his support for Gerry Hutch, who narrowly missed out on winning a Dáil seat in the 2024 general election campaign.

Mr Hutch has been named in court as head of an organised crime group.