Grotesque display of bravado - Gang member’s funeral

A DOZEN limousines, outriders on Harley Davidson motorbikes, a remote-controlled toy BMW car, an €18,000 platinum coffin, horse-drawn carriages, and a lone piper.

The funeral on Monday of David Byrne was a grotesque display of wealth and bravado by the family and associates of the gang member and drug dealer who was murdered in broad daylight at the Regency Hotel in Dublin 12 days ago.

He was a major player in the cartel run by Christy Kinahan who is regarded as the biggest wholesaler of drugs for crime gangs in Ireland.