Lordship: The murder of Adrian Donohoe and the runaway Co Armagh suspect – Part One

Starting from Omeath and ending in the quaint village of Lordship, Co Louth, they remained vigilant due to past burglaries.

The cash exchange was made and the convoy of gardaí and volunteers began edging their vehicles towards the exit. Everything was going to plan.

Suddenly, and at speed, a Volkswagen Passat blocked the stone exit of the carpark.

Four men in balaclavas, two of whom were armed, jumped the rear wall of the credit union.

Det Gda Donohoe, unaware of the imminent danger, stepped out of the vehicle.

He was fatally shot in the head from point-blank range. The assailants grabbed the cash and fled towards Carlingford. The whole incident lasted just 58 seconds.

The prime suspect, Crossmaglen man Aaron Brady, vanished to America after suspicions were raised.

In the first episode of a two-part series, Fionnán Sheahan is joined by Irish Independent senior journalist Robin Schiller, and Pat Marry, former senior investigating officer on the Adrian Donohoe case. Both men are co-authors of ‘Murder in Lordship: Inside the Hunt for a Detective’s Killer’.