Brady loses appeal over murder of Garda Adrian Donohoe

Convicted garda killer Aaron Brady has lost his appeal against his conviction for the capital murder of a garda.

The 32-year-old of New Road, Crossmaglen, Co Armagh, is serving a life sentence with a 40-year minimum having been found guilty in 2020 of the murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe at the Lordship Credit Union in Bellurgen, Co Louth on 25 January 2013.

Detective Garda Donohoe was on a cash escort when he was ambushed by a five-man gang and shot dead. The gang fled with €7,000 in cash.

Brady claimed that his trial was unfair because it went ahead during the Covid-19 pandemic.

He lodged 46 grounds of appeal but this morning the Court of Appeal dismissed his appeal on all grounds.