Ireland Aaron Brady pleads guilty to perverting course of justice
Aaron Brady, a 33-year-old man, shot and killed Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe at Lordship Credit Union in Bellurgan, Jenkinstown, Co Louth, on January 25, 2013. A jury convicted Brady of the murder in 2020, and he is appealing that conviction. On Thursday, April 11, 2024, at the Special Criminal Court, he pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice by recording a Garda interview with witness Ronan Flynn and posting it online, and the court refused to restrict media reporting of the plea. He is also charged with conspiring with Dean Byrne to persuade a State witness not to testify, but he has not entered a plea to that count, and sentencing on the guilty plea is adjourned to May 29.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In court11 Apr
- Convicted11 Apr
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Brady accepted responsibility for recording footage of a Garda interview with witness Ronan Flynn.
- The footage was posted on social media accusing Flynn of touting and calling him a rat.
- Where
- The murder took place at Lordship Credit Union in Bellurgan, Jenkinstown, Co Louth.
- When
- Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe was killed on January 25, 2013.
- Cause
- Flynn told gardaí that Brady admitted shooting Donohoe three times.
- Charges
- Brady pleaded guilty on April 11, 2024 to perverting the course of justice during his 2020 murder trial.
- Brady is charged with conspiring with Dean Byrne to persuade a State witness not to testify, and he has not entered a plea to that count.
- The prosecution said the conspiracy count should be considered at sentencing.
- In court
- The Special Criminal Court refused a bid by Brady's lawyers to stop media reporting of his guilty plea.
- Mr Justice Michael White said a retrial was only a possibility and any prejudice could be remedied by a jury direction.
- Other details
- Mr Justice Michael White described the release of the footage as the most outrageous contempt of court and a clear attempt to intimidate Flynn and other witnesses.
- Brady has appealed his murder conviction and is awaiting a decision.
- Sentence
- Sentencing on the guilty plea was adjourned to May 29.
- Brady is serving a life sentence with a minimum of 40 years for the murder.
23 statements extracted from the articles
- whatBrady accepted that he was responsible for recording footage of a Garda interview with a witness, Ronan Flynn. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe recording was later posted on social media accusing Ronan Flynn of touting. (irishtimes.com)
- whatBrady has pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice during his murder trial in 2020. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatBrady accepted that he was responsible for recording footage of a garda interview with witness Ronan Flynn. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe video was posted on social media accusing Flynn of touting and calling him a rat. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe murder took place at Lordship Credit Union in Bellurgan, Jenkinstown, Co Louth. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenBrady's murder of Detective Garda Donohoe occurred on January 25, 2013. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeBrady pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice during his murder trial in 2020. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeBrady is charged with conspiring with Dean Byrne to persuade a State witness not to testify at the same trial. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeBrady is charged with conspiring with Dean Byrne to persuade a State witness not to testify. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeBrady did not enter a plea to the conspiracy count, and the prosecution said it should be considered at sentencing. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe Special Criminal Court refused a bid by Brady's lawyers to stop the media reporting his admission of guilt. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe plea was entered at a Special Criminal Court hearing on a Thursday afternoon. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe judge refused an application to stop media reporting of the guilty plea. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceSentencing was adjourned to May 29th. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceSentencing was adjourned to May 29. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe judge described the release of the footage as a clear attempt to intimidate Mr Flynn and other witnesses. (irishtimes.com)
- otherBrady was convicted by a jury in 2020 of the detective's murder. (irishtimes.com)
- otherBrady has appealed his murder conviction and is awaiting a decision. (irishtimes.com)
- otherBrady did not enter a plea to the conspiracy count, but the prosecution said it should be taken into account at sentencing. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe judge said a retrial was only a possibility and any prejudice could be remedied by a jury direction. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe judge described the release of the footage as the most outrageous contempt of court. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherBrady is serving a life sentence with a minimum of 40 years for the murder. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 11 Apr2024Garda killer Aaron Brady pleads guilty to perverting course of justice
Brady pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to recording footage of a garda interview with witness Ronan Flynn and posting it online. He also faces an unpleaded conspiracy count with Dean Byrne, and sentencing is set for May 29.
accused, Aaron Brady, 33, male, named, irish (judged from name)Aaron Brady - 11 Apr2024Aaron Brady pleads guilty to perverting the course of justice
Brady pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice and the court refused to restrict reporting of the plea. Sentencing was adjourned to May 29th. He also faces an uncharged-plea count of conspiring with Dean Byrne to persuade a State witness not to testify, and his murder conviction is under appeal.
convicted, Aaron Brady, 33, male, named, irish (judged from name)Aaron Bradyaccused, Dean Byrne, 30, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dean Byrne