Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I extend my deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe. It is hard to imagine the agony and grief that his wife and children are going through. There are no words that could even begin to ease their suffering. It truly is a tragedy and an unfathomable loss.

The community of Lordship in County Louth, the people of Ireland, my Dáil colleagues and I were shocked by the callous murder of Detective Garda Donohoe. If any person has information that might bring his killers to justice, he or she should go to the Garda or the PSNI with it immediately.

Gardaí deal with high-risk, dangerous circumstances day in, day out, and that takes nerve. Gardaí take these risks in order that the rest of us do not have to. It takes courage and bravery at a level that is difficult for the rest of us to understand.

The men and women who serve our communities should not have to put on their uniforms in the morning, wave goodbye to their families and wonder whether they will make it home that night. It is important at this time to acknowledge the work they undertake in very difficult circumstances. Adrian Donohoe died while trying to protect his community. I am sure I speak for everyone when I say our thoughts are with his family, his friends, his colleagues and An Garda Síochána at this very sad time. Ar dheis de go raibh a anam.

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