Philip Byrne (born 6 April 1982 in Dublin) is an Irish former footballer.
[1] In 2004, Byrne was signed by then Kildare County manager Eric Hannigan from Shelbourne.
He has been a dependable fixture at the centre of the Kildare County defence for both Hannigan and current manager Ryan.
He picked up a special award for his 100th appearance in April 2007 before Kildare's League Match versus Finn Harps.
He left the club after four years at the end of the 2007 season signing for newly formed Sporting Fingal.