Ireland Named in reporting
Adrian Donohoe
Age not given, from the ages reported. 19 reports across 3 cases, 15 Jul 2021 to 31 Jul 2026
Other people with this name: born 1981 (3 cases), born 1982 (1 case)
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- Age not given, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Perverting the course of justice, Conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, Conspiracy to steal a car
- Where
- Co. Louth, Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 19 reports, 15 Jul 2021 to 31 Jul 2026
- Outlets
- irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com, dundalkdemocrat.ie, extra.ie, thejournal.ie
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Cases
latest first- Brady's perverting the course of justice sentence increased in Louth Perverting the course of justice · Co. Louth
Aaron Brady, 35, from Crossmaglen, Co Armagh, was convicted in August 2020 of murdering Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe during a robbery at Lordship Credit Union, Bellurgan, Co Louth, on 25 January 2013, and sentenced to life imprisonment with a 40-year minimum. During his 2020 murder trial, Brady recorded a Garda interview with witness Ronan Flynn and posted it on social media, and conspired with Dean Byrne, 33, from Dublin, to persuade prosecution witness Daniel Cahill not to give evidence. Brady pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice at the Special Criminal Court in April 2024 and was sentenced to three years in July 2024, while Byrne was convicted of the conspiracy and sentenced to two years. In July 2026, the Court of Appeal increased Brady's sentence to five years, finding the original three-year term too lenient and failing to give sufficient weight to general deterrence.
Sentenced, 29 Jul 2024Victim · 6 reports - Supreme Court in Dublin to hear perverting course of justice appeal Conspiracy to pervert the course of justice · Co. Dublin
Dean Byrne, 33, of Cabra Park, Phibsborough, Dublin, was convicted in June 2024 of conspiring with Aaron Brady, 35, to persuade prosecution witness Daniel Cahill not to give evidence at Brady's trial for the 2013 murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe at Lordship Credit Union, Bellurgan, Co Louth. The alleged conspiracy took place in Mountjoy Prison between 8 April and 22 June 2020, during which Byrne is said to have shared photographs of Cahill's statement with relatives and recruited family members to pressure the witness. Brady was convicted of murder in August 2020 and sentenced to life with a 40-year minimum, while Byrne received a two-year sentence in July 2024. The Court of Appeal dismissed Byrne's appeal in December 2025, and the Supreme Court will now hear his challenge on the legal question of whether it can ever be lawful to persuade a witness not to give evidence.
Convicted, 14 Jun 2024Victim · 1 report - Supreme Court orders retrial over conspiracy to steal car in Louth Conspiracy to steal a car · Co. Louth
On 25 January 2013, Aaron Brady shot and killed Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe during a robbery at Lordship Credit Union in Bellurgan, Co Louth, in which €7,000 belonging to Pat Bellew was stolen, with a Volkswagen Passat stolen from Clogherhead, Co Louth used as the getaway car. James Flynn, a man with an address in Newry, Co Down, was extradited from the UK in 2022 and tried at the Special Criminal Court, where he was acquitted of the robbery but convicted on an amended charge of conspiring to steal the Passat and sentenced to eight years in December 2023. The Court of Appeal quashed the conviction in March 2025, finding the post-trial amendment of the indictment breached his right to constitutional natural justice. The Supreme Court in October 2026 dismissed Flynn's appeal on the substantive issues but directed a retrial on the amended indictment.
Sentenced, 21 Dec 2023Victim · 12 reports
Timeline
every report naming Adrian Donohoe, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 31 Jul2026Garda murderer's 'contempt' for trial lands him with increased sentencevictim, Adrian Donohoe, male, irish (judged from name)Adrian Donohoe
- 31 Jul2026Garda killer Aaron Brady has sentence for recording witness interview increasedvictim, Adrian Donohoe, male, irish (judged from name)Adrian Donohoe
- 19 Jun2026Supreme Court to hear appeal by Dublin criminal who tried to dissuade witness in garda murder trialvictim, Adrian Donohoe, male, irish (judged from name)Adrian Donohoe
- 30 Apr2025Bail refused for Louth man accused of conspiracy to steal cars with garda killervictim, Det Gda Adrian Donohoe, irish (judged from name)Det Gda Adrian Donohoe
- 29 Apr2025Special Criminal Court refuses bail for man accused of conspiring to steal cars with garda killer Aaron Bradyvictim, Adrian Donohoe, irish (judged from name)Adrian Donohoe
- 10 Apr2025Man faces fresh trial over credit union robbery getaway car after appeal court overturned convictionvictim, Adrian Donohoe, irish (judged from name)Adrian Donohoe
- 10 Mar2025Conviction related to robbery that led to Gda Adrian Donohoe's death overturnedvictim, Adrian Donohoe, male, irish (judged from name)Adrian Donohoe
- 10 Mar2025BREAKING: Conviction quashed for conspiring to steal car used in Louth garda murder robberyvictim, Adrian Donohoe, irish (judged from name)Adrian Donohoe
- 10 Mar2025Man’s conviction over getaway car used in robbery that led to detective’s murder overturnedvictim, Adrian Donohoe, male, irish (judged from name)Adrian Donohoe
- 17 Jan2025Gang member only heard of change to Lordship getaway car conspiracy charge after he was convicted of it, appeal hearsvictim, Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe, male, irish (judged from name)Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe
- 1 Jul2024Sentencing for garda murderer Aaron Brady delayedvictim, Adrian Donohoe, irish (judged from name)Adrian Donohoe
- 21 Dec2023Man Jailed For Conspiring To Steal Car Used In Robbery Which Saw Garda Adrian Donohoe Shotvictim, Adrian Donohoe, irish (judged from name)Adrian Donohoe
- 5 Nov2022Accused thief's dad taunts gardai saying 'they're gone, you will never get them'victim, Adrian Donohoe, irish (judged from name)Adrian Donohoe
- 3 Oct2022Man extradited from UK over Lordship Credit Union robbery has case transferred to Special Criminal Courtvictim, Adrian Donohoe, irish (judged from name)Adrian Donohoe
- 3 Oct2022Man accused of Lordship Credit Union robbery to be tried at non-jury Special Criminal Courtvictim, Adrian Donohoe, irish (judged from name)Adrian Donohoe
- 29 Jul2022Garda killer Aaron Brady, accused of plotting to pervert course of justice, gets trial datevictim, Adrian Donohoe, male, irish (judged from name)Adrian Donohoe
- 6 May2022Aaron Brady to face non jury Special Criminal Court over witness plotvictim, Adrian Donohoe, male, irish (judged from name)Adrian Donohoe
- 8 Apr2022Garda killer Aaron Brady’s case for perverting the course of justice adjournedvictim, Adrian Donohoe, male, irish (judged from name)Adrian Donohoe
- 15 Jul2021Man in court today charged with robbery at Lordship Credit Unionvictim, Adrian Donohoe, irish (judged from name)Adrian Donohoe
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