David Byrne (Irish criminal)

Criminal history He had been investigated by every Garda specialist unit since he was a teenager.

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

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. The Kinahan gang have a long association with boxing both in Dublin and Marbella.

Death

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