[1] He left college to work in the music industry,[1] promoting new acts, such as Thin Lizzy and Skid Row and had a club, Zeros, on Mary Street.
An always controversial figure in 1976 Byrne left his stand seat in Tolka Park and smacked a referee who had displeased him.
[4][5] In court, Byrne and a co-accused were convicted of receiving stolen cigarettes and had been sentenced to three years at Shelton Abbey Prison.
[10] Byrne found himself back in court for a different matter when he was fined €100 for running a teenage disco in Tolka Park without a licence.
[13] In May 2005, Byrne wrongly accused Shamrock Rovers fans of orchestrating trouble at the 2005 Setanta Sports Cup Final[14] In June, he got involved in a fight with Roddy Collins.