Vulgar displays of wealth by crime gangs eyed up by CAB

Platinum coffins, champagne, and luxury cars just some of the extravagances catalogued by gardaí

The funeral of David Byrne, who was shot dead in the Regency Hotel in February 2016: The funeral cortege boasted two hearses and 10 stretched limousines, and three horse-drawn carts carrying floral tributes, Picture: Colin Keegan/Collins

The vulgar display wealth on display in working-class Dublin was shocking, if not surprising.

Regency Hotel victim David Byrne’s funeral cortege boasted two hearses and 10 stretched limousines. Each of the limos cost €450 for the day.