{"id":299029,"date":"2026-02-15T07:48:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T07:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/299029\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T07:48:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T07:48:23","slug":"steven-gerrards-daughter-lilly-ella-posts-st-valentines-day-tributes-to-son-of-crime-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/299029\/","title":{"rendered":"Steven Gerrard&#8217;s daughter Lilly-Ella posts St Valentine&#8217;s Day tributes to son of crime boss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph__r62CB Paragraph_paragraph--default-sm-default__xk_ec articleParagraph\">Steven Gerrard\u2019s daughter Lilly-Ella has paid gushing St Valentine\u2019s Day tributes to her boyfriend Lee Byrne, the son of notorious Kinahan gangster Liam Byrne.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph__r62CB Paragraph_paragraph--default-sm-default__xk_ec articleParagraph\">The couple, who are still going strong having got together more than three years ago, now share their first child Lila, who was born in July of last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph__r62CB Paragraph_paragraph--default-sm-default__xk_ec articleParagraph\">Lilly has posted a number of photos of her with Lee alongside a series of red love hearts to mark the most romantic day of the year. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph__r62CB Paragraph_paragraph--default-sm-default__xk_ec articleParagraph\">Alongside one montage of pictures featuring the couple and Lila posted on her Instagram page, the young mum writes: \u201cHappy St Valentine\u2019s Day, me and Lila love you so much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph__r62CB Paragraph_paragraph--default-sm-default__xk_ec articleParagraph\">In another, the couple are seen in a car, while in another she is pictured holding Lila with the message: \u201cLove yous forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crimeworld.com\/ireland\/steven-gerrards-daughter-lily-welcomes-baby-with-lee-byrne\/a\/103230061.html\" class=\"RelatedTeaser_related-teaser__Jh6Ro RelatedTeaser_related-teaser--image__KQW2t read-more_withImage__1YJa_\" data-article-id=\"103230061\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>Read moreSteven Gerrard&#8217;s daughter Lily welcomes baby with Lee Byrne<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph__r62CB Paragraph_paragraph--default-sm-default__xk_ec articleParagraph\">She also marked the day Lila was born, saying, \u201cit is seven months tomorrow, love you too much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph__r62CB Paragraph_paragraph--default-sm-default__xk_ec articleParagraph\">Last January, Lilly announced she was expecting a baby with long-time boyfriend Lee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph__r62CB Paragraph_paragraph--default-sm-default__xk_ec articleParagraph\">The former Liverpool footballer also revealed earlier that month that he was \u201creally excited\u201d about the arrival of his first grandchild.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph__r62CB Paragraph_paragraph--default-sm-default__xk_ec articleParagraph\">Taking to social media, the 21-year-old later announced that the baby had safely arrived by posting a story of Lee holding a baby carrier alongside the three-word caption of \u201c2 becomes 3.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph__r62CB Paragraph_paragraph--default-sm-default__xk_ec articleParagraph\">The new parents regularly spend time with Gerrard\u2019s family in Bahrain, where they are based.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph__r62CB Paragraph_paragraph--default-sm-default__xk_ec articleParagraph\">Lee Byrne, Lilly Gerrard, and Steven Gerrard have no involvement in any crime.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph__r62CB Paragraph_paragraph--default-sm-default__xk_ec articleParagraph\">Lee\u2019s father, Liam, was arrested in Mallorca and extradited to the UK in December 2023 on conspiracy charges relating to a gun plot linked to a bizarre plot to get a reduced sentence for his brother-in-law Thomas \u2018Bomber\u2019 Kavanagh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph__r62CB Paragraph_paragraph--default-sm-default__xk_ec articleParagraph\">In October, he was sentenced to five years behind bars at the Old Bailey in London after pleading guilty but was released from a UK jail last year under strict conditions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph__r62CB Paragraph_paragraph--default-sm-default__xk_ec articleParagraph\">Reacting to the news at the time, his son Lee shared his delight at the prospect of his dad\u2019s release, posting: \u201cGet in there\u201d and \u201cI love you da\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph__r62CB Paragraph_paragraph--default-sm-default__xk_ec articleParagraph\">He added \u201csee u sooooonnnnn!!!!\u201d to the social media post, alongside black sunglasses emojis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph__r62CB Paragraph_paragraph--default-sm-default__xk_ec articleParagraph\">Also reacting to the news, Lily shared a snap of herself and Lee with the caption: \u201cSo happy for my Lee, Love you so, so much always.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph__r62CB Paragraph_paragraph--default-sm-default__xk_ec articleParagraph\">Earlier this month, Liam paid tribute to his murdered brother David, who was shot dead at the Regency Hotel in Dublin 10 years ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph__r62CB Paragraph_paragraph--default-sm-default__xk_ec articleParagraph\">The Crumlin gangster died after an armed gang burst into a boxing weigh-in event in the north Dublin hotel on February 5, 2016.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph__r62CB Paragraph_paragraph--default-sm-default__xk_ec articleParagraph\">Every year, the site of the infamous attack on the Swords Road, which is now the Bonnington Hotel, is transformed into a shrine to Byrne who was known as \u2018Dots\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph__r62CB Paragraph_paragraph--default-sm-default__xk_ec articleParagraph\">In one floral tribute his brother Liam has written: \u201cDavid. My bro. I love and miss you. Until we meet again. You (sic) big bro, Liam.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph__r62CB Paragraph_paragraph--default-sm-default__xk_ec articleParagraph\">Bomber\u2019s wife Joanne, who is a sister of Liam and David, was another family member to leave a tribute today, describing the gun victim as her \u201cbeautiful baby brother\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crimeworld.com\/sundayworld\/steven-gerrard-reveals-daughters-baby-with-lee-byrne-is-due-at-end-of-july\/a\/103222859.html\" class=\"RelatedTeaser_related-teaser__Jh6Ro RelatedTeaser_related-teaser--image__KQW2t read-more_withImage__1YJa_\" data-article-id=\"103222859\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>Read moreSteven Gerrard reveals daughter&#8217;s baby with Lee Byrne is due at end of July<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph__r62CB Paragraph_paragraph--default-sm-default__xk_ec articleParagraph\">\u201cI can\u2019t believe it\u2019s 10 years since I told you I love you. 10 Years since I got to hug you, 10 years since I got to see your beautiful face, 10 years since you were brutally murdered,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph__r62CB Paragraph_paragraph--default-sm-default__xk_ec articleParagraph\">The message finished: \u201cWe think and talk about you every day. We love and miss you so much every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph__r62CB Paragraph_paragraph--default-sm-default__xk_ec articleParagraph\">David\u2019s mother Sadie left a message describing her sorrow 10 years on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph__r62CB Paragraph_paragraph--default-sm-default__xk_ec articleParagraph\">\u201cOur beautiful son, we still miss you so much. My heart is broken until we meet again. 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