gangster liam rowe LIAM ROE – GANGSTER – KINAHAN – DAVID BYRNE FUNERAL – EDS NOTE IMAGE HAS BEEN PIXELATED BY PA PICTURE DESK The funeral of David Byrne takes place in Dublin, after he was shot dead during a boxing weigh-in at the Regency Hotel in the north of the city on Friday February 5 by a six strong gang, some armed with assault rifles. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Monday February 15, 2016. Murder squad detectives believe his murder was retaliation for the shooting dead of Gary Hutch on the Costa del Sol last September. See PA story FUNERAL Gangland Ireland. Photo credit should read: Niall Carson/PA Wire