Patrick Byrne (commissioner)
Irish police commissioner (born 1946)
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Patrick Byrne (born 1946) is an Irish police officer, who served as the commissioner of Garda Síochána between July 1996 and July 2003.[1]
Patrick Byrne | |
|---|---|
| 16th Garda Commissioner | |
| In office July 1996 – July 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Patrick Culligan |
| Succeeded by | Noel Conroy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1946 (age 79–80) Knocknagree, Ireland |
| Alma mater | |
Life and career
Byrne was born in 1946, in Knocknagree, County Cork, the son of a superintendent.[2]
He retired from his role as the Gardai Commissioner in July 2003.[3]
In 2012, he testified at the Smithwick Tribunal. to address allegations of corruption within the Gardai during the 1989 Jonesborough ambush.[4][5]
