Séamus Kirk (Louth, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Today we have an opportunity to contribute on what has been a brutal and callous murder in the north east and particularly in County Louth. A detective garda was protecting his local community finances in the credit unions on the Cooley peninsula. As more details emerge, the planning and the ruthlessness of the gang involved becomes clear.

Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe was a much-loved member of the Garda force in north Louth and particularly in the Lordship-Bellurgan area where he lived. His work for the local GAA club, St. Patrick's, was legendary. Coaching, mentoring and fuelling the spirit of the community was par for the course with him. He really was a true Corinthian. His spirit and presence will live forever in the near end of the Cooley peninsula and north Louth. To his wife Caroline and family, his father and mother in Cavan and extended family, and his colleagues in the Garda Síochána we send our sincerest sympathy. Ar dheis láimh Dé go raibh a anam dílis.

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