Liam Byrne and his friendship with Steven Gerrard

Kinahan Cartel target Liam Byrne has networked with a host of celebrities from the world of sport in recent years managing to moonlight between days out at Ascot races and what officers say is a seedy underbelly of organised crime.

With his son Lee currently dating football star Steven Gerrard’s daughter following a string of influencer girlfriends it seems the worlds of crime and celebrity merge with ease in the modern world.

Nicola is joined by Niall Donald to talk about the first court appearance of Byrne since his dramatic arrest on the island of Majorca this week on Gun charges and about the millionaire friends he has kept close over years at the very top of the organised crime ladder.

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[helendeegan]

Who knows who, I remember a well educated man saying to me one time, when we engaged in conversation about royals etc. quote, "royals aristocrats, they are the greatest shower of dirt history could produce" unquote. Time to think about who is who.?

[patrickmckee]

Gerrard daughter is going out whit Liam's son there both supporting there kids who are in a relationship only thing criminal IS THEM 2 CAN'T GO ANY WEAR OR HAVE A RELATIONSHIP GERARD IS JUST SUPPORTING HIS DAUGHTER

[Steven-ztbm]

He never chose to knock around with him, his son goes with his daughter you plant pot nothing to do with Steven gerrard

[GolfCricketFootbal]

I don't get the this angle his daughter is going with LB's son. I think this is way of the mark.

[helendeegan]

He has the same money as they have to socialize at the same events, daughter and son, can't be kept apart. Their worlds might not be all that different at all, just a comment, without any prejudice intended

[Cacjfc]

Like attracts like. Liverpool and Dublin are blood with connections and family going back to the beginning of time I don’t understand the fuss. They are the same people, hence - like attracts like.