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Sunday World
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Sunday World
Lilly Gerrard reveals unique baby name after welcoming first child with Lee Byrne
The delighted couple welcomed their first child together earlier this week. Nathan 'Biggie' Little posted his congratulations to the couple Steven Gerrard had been eagerly awaiting the arrival of his first grandchild Lilly and Lee welcomed their first child together this week Lilly Gerrard has revealed the name that she and Dublin boyfriend Lee Byrne picked for their newborn baby girl. The delighted couple welcomed their first child together earlier this week. While they didn't initially reveal the name or gender of their baby, Lily later revealed that they had given their daughter the name Lila Grey. Sharing a photo of her home decorated with balloons and flowers, the daughter of football legend Steven Gerrard wrote: 'Welcome home Lila Grey. love you so much.' Steven Gerrard had been eagerly awaiting the arrival of his first grandchild She later shared a photo of her holding her baby's hand and wrote: 'So lucky to be your mum. My beautiful baby girl Lila Grey. Perfect.' Lilly revealed that she had giving birth after posting a photo of Lee, who is the son of Kinahan crime boss Liam Byrne, carrying his daughter home from hospital. Other photos show former Liverpool captain Steven holding his first grandchild with the caption 'little angel'. Steven previously revealed that he was excitedly awaiting the birth of his first grandchild in July and that his phone screensaver was a photo of the baby's ultrasound. Lilly and Lee have been inundated with messages of congratulations from well wishers on social media, including from Claudine Keane, the wife of former Irish football star Robbie Keane. Nathan 'Biggie' Little posted his congratulations to the couple Lilly also shared a message of congratulations from Lee's close friend Nathan Biggie Little who has been previously described in the High Court as being a 'low-level' member of the Byrne Organised Crime Group. He wrote: 'Congratulations to my bro and Lilly on the birth of there baby.' The message was accompanied by a loveheart emoji. In January, Lilly (21) revealed she was expecting a baby with Lee (25) who she has been in a relationship with for over three years. The happy news came around the same time that Lee's father Liam was released from jail in the UK. He had been sentenced to five years behind bars at the Old Bailey in London after pleading guilty to conspiracy charges related to a gun plot. He had been extradited to the UK in 2023 after his dramatic arrest in Spain. Lee Byrne, Lilly Gerrard Steven Gerrard have no involvement in any crime.
Irish Daily Mirror
20-06-2025
- Irish Daily Mirror
Kinahan cartel boss Liam Byrne's son parties with Conor McGregor and Katie Price
Kinahan cartel boss Liam Byrne's son has been pictured partying with Conor McGregor and Katie Price in Ibiza. A photo, posted on social media by Conor McGregor, shows Lee Byrne with close pal and Byrne Organised Crime Group associate Nathan 'Biggie' Little posing next to the troubled UFC fighter. Renowned model Katie Price is also seen in the snap, sitting on the lap of a beaming McGregor. Republic of Ireland and Eredivisie footballer Troy Parrot is also pictured. It comes as McGregor is awaiting his appeal at the start of next month after a jury found him liable for the assault of Nikita Hand in the Beacon Hotel in South Dublin. Lee Byrne, who has no involvement in crime, is the son of criminal Liam Byrne - who was most recently released from prison in the UK after serving a relatively short time behind bars for his role in sourcing firearms for brother-in-law and fellow mob boss Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh. Mobster Liam is lying low in the UK while being tagged by prison authorities - after being granted early release due to ongoing overcrowding concerns. His son Lee, however, is regularly seen partying across the globe with pal 'Biggie' Little - who Dublin's High Court heard was a member of the 'Byrne Organised Crime Group', led by Lee's father. In the High Court, the Criminal Assets Bureau identified the 24-year-old Dubliner as being a low-level member of the Byrne Organised Crime Group. Little, who is from the Drimnagh area of the city, is a close friend of Liam Byrne's son Lee, who is the boyfriend of Steven Gerrard's daughter, Lilly-Ella. Liam Byrne, 44, himself a powerful figure in the Kinahan cartel, was jailed for his role in trying to acquire firearms from anywhere he could find them after he was caught doing so in secret encrypted conversations that were hacked in 2021. The plot was designed so that investigators would find a cache of 11 powerful weapons hidden in a field in Newry, Co Down in May 2021 following a 'tip off' from Kavanagh, who met officers and told them about it from behind bars while awaiting sentence for importing drugs. Liam Byrne's brother David was infamously shot dead in the Regency Hotel shooting on February 5, 2016. Byrne's death significantly escalated the Kinahan Hutch feud - and saw the cartel go on to murder 16 more men. Byrne's boss Daniel Kinahan was the primary target of the Hutch gang that day - and is still living it up in Dubai despite his cartel crumbling all around him. The Irish Mirror's Crime Writers Michael O'Toole and Paul Healy are writing a new weekly newsletter called Crime Ireland. Click here to sign up and get it delivered to your inbox every week Liam Byrne was jailed - alongside the once-powerful mobster 'Bomber' - who led the Kinahan cartel's day-to-day operations in the UK. Kavanagh is serving a 21-year prison sentence for conspiracy to import some €36 million worth of drugs into the UK. In 2019, the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) seized much of Liam Byrne's assets following a high-profile case. The CAB, in its High Court proceedings against the Byrne Organised Crime Group (BOCG), named Liam as its leader, and also named several individuals as the beneficiaries of the group. The High Court ruled that assets worth €2.7 million - cars, jewellery, cash and the Raleigh Square home seized by the CAB - were the proceeds of crime. As part of their investigations, CAB investigators claimed Byrne was at the 'very top tier' of organised crime in Ireland. In submissions to the High Court, the CAB outlined his links to Christy 'Dapper Don' Kinahan's cartel. It claimed: 'The target of this investigation is the Liam Byrne Organised Crime Group. This group is aligned to the Kinahan Organised Crime Group (KOCG) and is involved in the importation for sale and supply of controlled drugs into this jurisdiction. 'The investigation has uncovered a system of money laundering used by this group to hide the beneficial ownership of the various assets in their possession. The main target of this investigation, Liam Byrne, is a close and trusted associate and lieutenant of Daniel Kinahan. "The KOCG is an international gang involved in the importation and controlled distribution of drugs into this jurisdiction, the UK and mainland Europe. It has bases in Spain, the UK, Netherlands and Dubai. 'Liam Byrne and Sean McGovern are at the very top tier of this group and are regularly spotted in the company of Daniel and [his brother] Christopher Kinahan.'
