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href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Chancellor_(education)" title="Chancellor (education)">Chancellor of</a> <a href="/wiki/Dublin_City_University" title="Dublin City University">Dublin City University</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />4 June 2006 – 21 August 2011</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">President</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Brian_MacCraith" title="Brian MacCraith">Brian MacCraith</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Brian Hillery</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Martin_McAleese" title="Martin McAleese">Martin McAleese</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/European_Commissioner_for_Health_and_Food_Safety" title="European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety">European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />16 September 1999 – 30 October 2004</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">President</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Romano_Prodi" title="Romano Prodi">Romano Prodi</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Emma_Bonino" title="Emma Bonino">Emma Bonino</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Pavel_Teli%C4%8Dka" title="Pavel Telička">Pavel Telička</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">26th <a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Ireland" title="Attorney General of Ireland">Attorney General of Ireland</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />26 June 1997 – 17 July 1999</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Taoiseach</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bertie_Ahern" title="Bertie Ahern">Bertie Ahern</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dermot_Gleeson" title="Dermot Gleeson">Dermot Gleeson</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Michael_McDowell_(politician)" title="Michael McDowell (politician)">Michael McDowell</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">David Byrne</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1947-04-06</span>) </span>6 April 1947<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 77)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Monasterevin" title="Monasterevin">Monasterevin</a>, <a href="/wiki/County_Kildare" title="County Kildare">County Kildare</a>, Ireland<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Residence(s)</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/The_Hague" title="The Hague">The Hague</a>, <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Newbridge_College" title="Newbridge College">Newbridge College</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/University_College_Dublin" title="University College Dublin">University College Dublin</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Inns" title="King's Inns">King's Inns</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>David Byrne</b> <a href="/wiki/Senior_counsel" title="Senior counsel">SC</a> (born 6 April 1947) is an Irish <a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> politician and barrister who served as <a href="/wiki/Chancellor_(education)" title="Chancellor (education)">Chancellor of</a> <a href="/wiki/Dublin_City_University" title="Dublin City University">Dublin City University</a> from 2006 to 2011, <a href="/wiki/European_Commissioner_for_Health_and_Food_Safety" title="European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety">European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection</a> from 1999 to 2004 and the <a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Ireland" title="Attorney General of Ireland">Attorney General of Ireland</a> from 1997 to 1999.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_career">Early life and career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Byrne_(barrister)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Byrne was born in <a href="/wiki/Monasterevin" title="Monasterevin">Monasterevin</a>, <a href="/wiki/County_Kildare" title="County Kildare">County Kildare</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in 1947. He was educated at <a href="/wiki/Newbridge_College" title="Newbridge College">Newbridge College</a>, <a href="/wiki/County_Kildare" title="County Kildare">County Kildare</a>, <a href="/wiki/University_College_Dublin" title="University College Dublin">University College Dublin</a>, and <a href="/wiki/King%27s_Inns" title="King's Inns">King's Inns</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a>. He was called to the <a href="/wiki/Bar_of_Ireland" title="Bar of Ireland">Bar</a> in 1970, and practiced law in the Irish and European Courts. During his student days in Dublin, he founded the Free Legal Advice Centre, a student-run organisation providing legal aid to citizens in association with the legal profession. He campaigned in favour of Irish entry into the <a href="/wiki/European_Community" class="mw-redirect" title="European Community">European Community</a> in the 1970s, and has been a keen supporter of <a href="/wiki/European_integration" title="European integration">European integration</a> ever since.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Byrne became a Senior Counsel in 1985. He practised in both the <a href="/wiki/Courts_of_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="Courts of the Republic of Ireland">Irish courts</a> and the <a href="/wiki/European_Court_of_Justice" title="European Court of Justice">European Court of Justice</a>, and also served as a member of the <a href="/wiki/International_Court_of_Arbitration" title="International Court of Arbitration">International Court of Commercial Arbitration</a> from 1990 to 1997. </p><p>In 1997, Byrne became <a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Ireland" title="Attorney General of Ireland">Attorney General of Ireland</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a>-<a href="/wiki/Progressive_Democrats" title="Progressive Democrats">Progressive Democrats</a> coalition government. As one of the negotiators of the <a href="/wiki/Good_Friday_Agreement" title="Good Friday Agreement">Good Friday Agreement</a> in April 1998, he drafted and oversaw the major constitutional amendments required by that agreement, which were approved by Referendum in May 1998. Byrne also advised on the constitutional amendments necessary for Ireland's ratification of the <a href="/wiki/Amsterdam_Treaty" class="mw-redirect" title="Amsterdam Treaty">Amsterdam Treaty</a>. During his tenure, he established the first independent Food Safety Agency in Europe responsible to the Minister of Health. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="European_Commissioner_for_Health_and_Consumer_Protection">European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Byrne_(barrister)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Byrne was nominated to the European Commission by <a href="/wiki/Taoiseach" title="Taoiseach">Taoiseach</a> <a href="/wiki/Bertie_Ahern" title="Bertie Ahern">Bertie Ahern</a> in September 1999, serving as Ireland's <a href="/wiki/List_of_European_Commissioners_by_nationality" class="mw-redirect" title="List of European Commissioners by nationality">EU Commissioner</a>, and had responsibility for Health and Consumer Protection in the <a href="/wiki/Prodi_Commission" title="Prodi Commission">Prodi Commission</a>. He continued in that role until replaced as Ireland's Commissioner by <a href="/wiki/Charlie_McCreevy" title="Charlie McCreevy">Charlie McCreevy</a> in 2004. </p><p>During his time in office, Byrne was a major driving force behind European tobacco control legislation, such as directives banning tobacco advertising and regulating tobacco products, in keeping with the <a href="/wiki/WHO_Framework_Convention_on_Tobacco_Control" title="WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control">WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under his leadership, the European Union also created the <a href="/wiki/European_Centre_for_Disease_Prevention_and_Control" title="European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control">European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control</a> in 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="World_Health_Organization">World Health Organization</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Byrne_(barrister)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: World Health Organization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When he concluded his Brussels assignment,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Byrne acted as WHO Special Envoy on the revision of the <a href="/wiki/International_Health_Regulations" title="International Health Regulations">International Health Regulations</a> for a six-month period<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> following a series of outbreaks of <a href="/wiki/SARS" title="SARS">SARS</a> and <a href="/wiki/Avian_influenza" title="Avian influenza">avian influenza</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Byrne was mooted as a potential candidate for the position of <a href="/wiki/Director_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Director General">Director General</a> of the <a href="/wiki/World_Health_Organization" title="World Health Organization">World Health Organization</a> following the death of the incumbent, <a href="/wiki/Lee_Jong-wook" title="Lee Jong-wook">Lee Jong-wook</a> in 2006. However, he was eventually not included in the list of 13 candidates to head the agency.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Life_after_politics">Life after politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Byrne_(barrister)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Life after politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After leaving the European Commission, Byrne has held a variety of paid and unpaid positions, including the following: </p> <ul><li>European Alliance for Personalised Medicine, Co-Chair<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FleishmanHillard" title="FleishmanHillard">FleishmanHillard</a>, Member of the International Advisory Board<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Health_First_Europe" title="Health First Europe">Health First Europe</a> (HFE), Patron<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>International Prevention Research Institute (iPRI), Chairman of the Ethics Committee<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA), Chairman of the Advisory Committee<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilmer_Cutler_Pickering_Hale_and_Dorr" title="Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr">Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr</a>, <a href="/wiki/Of_counsel" title="Of counsel">Of counsel</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Justice_Project" title="World Justice Project">World Justice Project</a>, Honorary Co-Chair<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Prevention_Alliance&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="World Prevention Alliance (page does not exist)">World Prevention Alliance</a>, Honorary Chair Member<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Byrne_(barrister)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171005201619/http://www.dcu.ie/news/2006/dec/s1206d.shtml">"Dublin City University, 4 December 2006, EU Commissioner David Byrne appointed Chancellor of DCU"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.dcu.ie/news/2006/dec/s1206d.shtml">the original</a> on 5 October 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">7 December</span> 2006</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Dublin+City+University%2C+4+December+2006%2C+EU+Commissioner+David+Byrne+appointed+Chancellor+of+DCU&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dcu.ie%2Fnews%2F2006%2Fdec%2Fs1206d.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADavid+Byrne+%28barrister%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.irishtimes.com/news/byrne-to-step-down-as-irish-eu-commissioner-1.979713">"Byrne to step down as Irish EU Commissioner"</a>. <i>The Irish Times</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2 June</span> 2024</span>. <q>The 56-year-old father of three from Monasterevin, Co Kildare, is a former barrister.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Irish+Times&rft.atitle=Byrne+to+step+down+as+Irish+EU+Commissioner&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.irishtimes.com%2Fnews%2Fbyrne-to-step-down-as-irish-eu-commissioner-1.979713&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADavid+Byrne+%28barrister%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.politico.eu/article/voice-of-calm/">Voice of calm</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161122172441/http://www.politico.eu/article/voice-of-calm/">Archived</a> 22 November 2016 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <i><a href="/wiki/European_Voice" class="mw-redirect" title="European Voice">European Voice</a></i>, 3 November 1999.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/notes/2003/np14/en/">European Health Commissioner Byrne honoured for outstanding tobacco control work</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180818121901/http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/notes/2003/np14/en/">Archived</a> 18 August 2018 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <a href="/wiki/World_Health_Organization" title="World Health Organization">World Health Organization</a>, press release of 16 June 2003.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Martin Banks (11 February 2004), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.politico.eu/article/byrne-denies-slow-reaction-to-avian-flu/">Byrne denies slow reaction to avian flu</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161122170933/http://www.politico.eu/article/byrne-denies-slow-reaction-to-avian-flu/">Archived</a> 22 November 2016 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <i><a href="/wiki/European_Voice" class="mw-redirect" title="European Voice">European Voice</a></i>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2006/0811/1154691577361.html">The Irish Times, 11 August 2006, AG Byrne linked to world health job</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121011103341/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2006/0811/1154691577361.html">Archived</a> 11 October 2012 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.irishtimes.com/news/byrne-not-on-list-of-candidates-for-who-job-1.795880">Byrne not on list of candidates for WHO job</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161220120600/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/byrne-not-on-list-of-candidates-for-who-job-1.795880">Archived</a> 20 December 2016 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Irish_Times" class="mw-redirect" title="Irish Times">Irish Times</a></i>, 6 September 2006.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2004/pr73/en/">Commissioner David Byrne to be special envoy for World Health Organization</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161122160353/http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2004/pr73/en/">Archived</a> 22 November 2016 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <a href="/wiki/World_Health_Organization" title="World Health Organization">World Health Organization</a>, press release of 22 October 2004.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.irishtimes.com/news/byrne-not-on-list-of-candidates-for-who-job-1.795880">Byrne not on list of candidates for WHO job</a> 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class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://fleishmanhillard.com/2010/07/news-and-opinions/eu-policymaker-guenter-verheugen-joins-fleishman-hillards-international-advisory-board/">EU Policymaker Guenter Verheugen Joins Fleishman-Hillard’s International Advisory Board</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161122155214/http://fleishmanhillard.com/2010/07/news-and-opinions/eu-policymaker-guenter-verheugen-joins-fleishman-hillards-international-advisory-board/">Archived</a> 22 November 2016 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <a href="/wiki/FleishmanHillard" title="FleishmanHillard">FleishmanHillard</a>, press release of 12 July 2010.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://healthfirsteurope.eu/news/david-byrne-has-become-a-patron-of-health-first-europe/">"David Byrne has become a Patron of Health First Europe"</a>. <i>healthfirsteurope.eu</i>. 5 November 2005<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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