Derry Daily
  • News
  • Entertainment
  • Sport
  • Features
  • Courts
  • Business
  • Health
  • Politics
  • Jobs
Sunday 19°CMonday 19°C

Derry Daily Derry Daily Derry Daily

  • News
  • Entertainment
  • Sport
  • Features
  • Courts
  • Business
  • Health
  • Politics
  • Jobs
CourtsDerry CityNews

Paddy McDaid denied bid to remove electronic tag

July 28, 2022
ShareTweet

Dissident republican suspect Paddy McDaid released on £50,000 bail surety in June last year

A Derry man facing terrorism charges has been denied an electronic tag removal to attend beach yoga in Donegal.

BBC News NI reports that Patrick McDaid, (50), of Magowan Park in Derry, made an application to vary his bail terms so he could attend yoga and sea-swim sessions at a Donegal beach.

He was released on bail in June last year after a £50,000 was put as surety to secure his freedom from the top security Maghaberry prison.

It is reported that McDaid’s lawyers made the request at Dungannon Magistrates’ Court to have his electronic tag removed for the visits to Donegal for his mental health.

“This takes place on a Donegal beach and my client will be in shorts. The fear is the tag may bring about negative feelings towards him,” the defence said.

District Judge Michael Ranaghan dismissed McDaid’s claim and said that mental health treatment and support is available in the north, advising the accused to wear a wetsuit if the tag caused embarrassment.

McDaid is among a number of people facing prosecution in relation to covert surveillance recordings of alleged meetings of the New IRA leadership in a joint PSNI and M15 investigation codenamed Operation Arbacia.

Denis McFadden arranged the letting of the houses for the meetings which MI5 operatives fitted with hi-tech video and audio recording equipment.

MI5 agent Denis ‘The Rat’ McFadden

Two weeks before nine senior dissident republicans were arrested, McFadden mysteriously left his home in north Belfast with his partner and their child.

It later emerged that McFadden was working as MI5 agent inside the New IRA’s political wing, Saoradh, for a number of years.

He has now left the North of Ireland and moved to mainland UK under a new identity.

McFadden – dubbed ‘The Rat’ by dissident republicans – will not be called to give evidence at any trial of those charged as part of the ‘Operation Arbacia’ investigation.

Paddy McDaid denied bid to remove electronic tag was last modified: July 28th, 2022 by cassoscoop

Tags:
District Judge Michael RanaghanDUNGANNON MAGISTRATES' COURTelectronic tagMI5Operation ArbaciaPaddy McDaid denied bid to remove electronic tagPSNI
ShareTweet

LEAVE A COMMENT

You may also like

Man charged over Co Derry baseball assault

4 hours ago

Five arrested after brawl at Co Derry...

7 hours ago

Rider of scrambler dies in Co Derry...

10 hours ago

Police seize items from Derry stall over...

10 hours ago

Apprentice Boys parade takes place in Derry

1 day ago

McLaughlin: Unreliable train services letting people of...

1 day ago

Man sustains broken jaw in serious Co...

1 day ago

McLaughlin calls for equal minimum wage for...

1 day ago

Anger after UDA/UFF flags erected in Derry

1 day ago

Honours even as City share scoreless home...

2 days ago

Keep in touch

Facebook Twitter Email

Features

  • Derry cancer survivor Noeleen McMorris reveals importance of awareness

    July 25, 2022
  • Competition! Win tickets to Northern Ireland v England Women’s Euro 2022 match

    June 17, 2022
  • Glenapp Castle: Only a few miles from home but a million miles away

    December 20, 2021
  • DD Travel Feature: The Unsung Shores of Portugal

    November 12, 2021
  • Derry meeting led young Donegal woman to high profile murder

    July 16, 2021

Courts

  • Man charged over Co Derry baseball assault

    August 14, 2022
  • Derry man wanted over court bench warrant

    August 9, 2022
  • Man convicted of Derry sex offences found dead in van

    August 6, 2022
  • ‘Victims in criminal justice system latest casualties of Stormont dysfunction’

    August 4, 2022
  • Man to face Derry over cannabis dealing offences

    August 4, 2022

Donegal Daily

  • Daniel’s stunning gesture to Arranmore Lifeboat in memory of Andrew Early

    6 hours ago
  • Inishowen rowers complete journey to Scotland for Hospice!

    7 hours ago
  • Thunderstorms to bring end to sunny spell – Met Éireann

    10 hours ago

Read More

  • News
  • Sport
  • Courts
  • Jobs
  • Features
  • Business
  • Politics

Information

  • Contact Us
  • About
  • Advertise WIth Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Terms & Conditions
Derry Daily

© 2022 Derry Daily. All rights reserved.


Back To Top

Posting....