Few kind words to be said for ‘bullet man’

He was a ‘mean machine’ by all accounts and the intimidating image of Billy Isaac was what most people who came in contact with him in West Cork will remember.

Shaved head, scarred, and tattooed, it all added to the hardman look of the former boxer and security firm boss as he swaggered the streets.

Far from the big city lights of England where he gained a fearsome reputation as a gangster, the 45-year-old died in an accidental fall at his isolated home on a hillside in Durrus, near Bantry, Co Cork, on Tuesday.