David Byrne (Irish criminal)

David Byrne was an Irish criminal associated with the crime gang run by Christy Kinahan.[1] His parents were James and Sadie Byrne (née Roe).[2] He was from Raleigh Square in Crumlin.[1]

He was a first cousin of Freddie Thompson.[1] His brother Liam is also involved in crime.[3]

Both Byrne and associate Graham "the wig" Whelan were questioned over the murder of Gary Bryan in 2006, but no charges were brought.[4]

He was a father of one daughter and two sons.[5]

Criminal history

He had been investigated by every Garda specialist unit since he was a teenager.[6]

In June 2002 he was the target of a gun attack in south inner-city Dublin, but he escaped without injury.[5]

He was present at the fatal stabbing of Declan Gavin in August 2001 in Crumlin, Dublin.[6] He was called as a witness in the trial of Brian Rattigan for the killing but said he had seen nothing.[6]

David Byrne had been arrested many times and was a suspect in the murder of Gary Bryan in Walkinstown in 2006.[1]

In January 2016, Gardaí had a special policing plan put in place for the following month when two boxing events would be attended by members of a criminal gang associated with Christy Kinahan.[7] The Kinahan gang have a long association with boxing both in Dublin and Marbella.[8]

Death
Main article: Shooting of David Byrne

He was shot dead in an armed attack at a weigh-in for a boxing event at the Regency Hotel in Dublin.[1] His brother Liam was one of the pallbearers at the funeral.[5]

References
  1. Foy, Ken (6 Feb 2016). "Murder victim David Byrne (34) was one of the capital's most notorious gangland criminals". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  2. Lally, Conor (30 March 2019). "Liam Byrne: Daniel Kinahan's lieutenant in Dublin". Irish Times. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  3. Reynolds, Paul (2 March 2019). "How a Dublin house was at the heart of a crime gang's stronghold". RTE News. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  4. Schiller, Robin (2021-11-15). "Kinahan cartel associate Graham 'The Wig' Whelan jailed for money laundering". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  5. Foy, Ken; O'Keefe, Alan. "Gang feud victim remembered as a 'Happy Harry' who took his pet rabbit for walks". The Herald.
  6. Lally, Conor (7 Feb 2016). "David Byrne profile: Victim one of a new breed of criminal". The Irish Times. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  7. Foy, Ken (30 Jan 2016). "Armed gardai on alert as Kinahan mob fly in for boxing events". The Herald. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  8. Foy, Ken (6 Feb 2016). "Kinahan mob is heavily involved in professional boxing". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.