THE role of a Strabane man in the gun attack on the Regency Hotel in Dublin has been revealed in detail for the first time, in a documentary about the high profile, gangland murder.
Kevin 'Flat Cap' Murray was the only member of the gang not to wear a disguise or mask when five man entered the hotel during a boxing weigh in in February 2016.
David Byrne was shot dead in the attack and two other people injured.
Boxing promoter Daniel Kinahan was believed to be the intended target of the carefully planned attack that involved men armed with AK47 assault rifles, supplied by the Real IRA . The three gunmen dressed as members of the Gardaí’s Emergency Response Unit.
However, it is believed at least one had connections to the Real IRA north of the border.
Only Murray, who died in August 2017 of motor neurone disease, was ever identified.
It was claimed a man wearing a wig and dressed as a woman, who entered the hotel with Murray, was Patrick Hutch. However, he denied the charge and the case collapsed in February 2019.
All charges were dropped with the prosecution stating they were unable to proceed due to the sudden death of lead Detective Superintendent Colm Fox, who was found dead in his office at Ballymun Garda Station in February 2018.
A short documentary released this week on YouTube from an unknown production company, but believed to have had the cooperation of Daniel Kinahan, gives fresh details about the Strabane man's role in the attack.
It claims that Murray was initially lost when he entered the hotel and had to ask at the reception where the weigh in was taking place.
It then shows an actor playing Murray, just feet from Kinahan, acting suspiciously.
The room filled with friends and business acquaintances of the leading boxing promoter and alleged gangland boss, then erupted into chaos when a shot was fired in the air, as people, ran for cover.
Murray was then seen searching the hotel for Daniel Kinahan, shouting at people to "show their faces".
The Co Tyrone man was pictured leaving the hotel by waiting tabloid photographers. This was used in evidence to try and extradite him to the Republic to face murder charges.
However, a court ruled that he was too ill to stand trial.
The documentary claims that as well as the five gun men up to 12 people were involved in the planning and clean up operation after the attack.
The film is hosted on YouTube by a Birmingham based company called Scarcity Studios who told RTÉ they were asked to post the material "on condition of anonymity".
While the provenance of the documentary remains cloaked in secrecy, it is clear from the content that details of what went on during and after that attack are from the perspective of those inside the Regency.
The attack escalated a feud with the rival Hutch organised crime gang which has so far resulted in the deaths of 18 people in Ireland and Spain.
Daniel Kinahan, who left Ireland shortly after the Regency attack, was earlier this month appointed as a special advisor to KHK Sports, a
company involved in boxing and mixed martial arts.
It was founded in 2015 by His Highness Sheikh Khalid Bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the fifth son of King Hamad, the ruler of Bahrain.
