Kevin McDaid "Murder Case" Coleraine Loyalist Mob

On 24 May 2009 SF supporter Kevin McDaid who is said to have had links to the P.I.R.A in the past died of a heart attack around 15 minutes after being attacked by a loyalist mob at Somerset Drive area of the town. In a statement to the PSNI it is thought the McDaid sons have told of how they approached the Protestant people with pick axe handles etc.(Source Wikipedia) His wife, went to his aid and was also attacked. Another man was injured during the incident but has now fully recovered.

It is thought that the trouble erupted after republicans including Skeets Neill, The McDaids and others were erecting Tri-Colour flags due to their upset that Rangers clenched the Scottish Premiere League Title from Celtic.

There was reports that the Loyalists were goaded by republicans all day via phone calls to a local bar. One prominent republican described as "Mafia Don" orchestrated a road block at Somerset Drive and helped to locate weapons to use if the Loyalists came to take the flags down.

"Left: Skeets Neill - Prominent Republican Drug Dealer".


The PSNI have ruled out paramilitary involvement see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/8068621.stm

Below are a few images from Somerset Drive which has been taken over by Drug dealers, Alcoholics and Anti-Social Behaviour. Many Protestants have now been forced from the area, even before Mr McDaid died.

Left: Ryan McDaid goading the media after several arrests were made to quite a few taxi drivers.

Left: Ryan McDaid and Young Peter Neill

Left: Tri-Colour flags flying in the Heights estate which houses a large number of Protestant people.