Local Politicians and what one man described as "the usually most vocal and outspoken Sinn Fein representatives" for the area have the man said, "remained silent in the press about the bomb attack at the home of a former prisoner", which is one of four bomb attacks throughout the North in less than 2 days at nationalist homes in Antrim, Derry and Downpatrick.

A Spokesman for Progressive Unionist Party in Antrim, Ken Wilkinson has strenuously denied any UVF involvement in the bomb attack at Mr Murray's home. Despite, growing evidence of a UVF split in neigbouring towns in Antrim.

Since the signing of the GFA in 1998 more than 2000 Catholics have fled (been forced out by Loyalists) from Carrickfergus, Larne and Antrim Town. Antrim Town itself, accounts for more than 1400 people in the perceived catholic exodus.

The Antrim PUP Chairman, Ken Wilkinson has previously accompanied loyalist crowds that gathered at St Malachy's Catholic High Antrim and it is widely believed by local Catholics that a Loyalist campaign at the school has been maintained since April 2001.

The bomb attack at Paddy Murray's home is the most recent in a series of attacks. The former republican prisoner has been warned by the Police in Antrim on a number occasions that his name is on Loyalist death lists.