David Byrne | |
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Born | |
Died | 5 February 2016 [1] |
Occupation | Criminal |
Known for | Associate of Christy Kinahan's gang |
David Byrne (died 2016) was an Irish criminal associated with the Kinahan Organised Crime Group 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 the father of one daughter and two sons. [5]
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]
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]