Fury as slain terror godfather’s family in Scots cash drive.
THE family of slain terror godfather Alan Ryan parade a banner in his honour at a Real IRA fundraising bash in Scotland. Ryan’s ex Stacey Roche, 24, and sister Niamh Ryan unfurled the sickening display featuring his face as they helped drum up cash from supporters of the outlawed dissident group in Wishaw, Lanarkshire. The pair also joined hundreds of sympathisers at events in Motherwell and Hamilton in memory of the gangster who was gunned down in an underworld hit. It comes as support for the Real IRA — blamed for the Omagh bombing atrocity which killed 29 people in 1998 — is said to be rising in the west of Scotland. A source said: “Support is growing fast. There has been a big push lately to boost the coffers for the movement. “Ryan has turned into something of a martyr since his death — and having his family here only helps open people’s wallets. “Roche will only be going to Scotland because they wouldn’t be able to do the same thing in Ireland.”
Gangster's ex Stacey poses with pal at fundraiser in memory of Ryan Last night anti-bigotry campaigners Nil By Mouth blasted the fundraisers. Spokesman Dave Scott said: “Anyone attending these events needs to be aware that these dissident groups are hellbent on dragging us back into the past and have been roundly rejected by the Irish people — north and south of the border. “They have even less place in 21st century Scotland.” Lovestruck moll Roche — believed to be on the death-list of rival criminals in Ireland — has maintained close links to Ryan’s family despite the slain terror boss fathering a child with another woman. Ryan, known as ‘The Model’, died in a hail of bullets after he was targeted by his assassin in Dublin last September. He was shot in the chest before the gunman calmly stood over him and blasted him again in the head as he struggled to get up. Earlier this month Ryan’s close pal, Paul Butterly, 35, was also shot dead. Butterly was the leader of the Real IRA along the Irish border and was responsible for controlling the terror group’s cash resources. The source added: “Ryan’s gang are in turmoil and a new regime is in place. “Butterly was the money man and one of his jobs was to meet with supporters in Scotland to receive the cash they have raised.” Last November Celtic star Anthony Stokes, 28, was carpeted by the club for attending a tribute to Ryan in Dublin.
Bash ... Stokes Ryan had been due to stand trial with Stokes’s father John, 54, and two other men for allegedly threatening a pub boss in the city and forcing him out of business.
