Killers ‘knew victim was a garda’

Gardaí said there was “no doubt” the killers of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe knew he was a garda when they shot him dead without warning.

It also emerged yesterday that they held his partner, Detective Garda Joe Ryan, at gunpoint and threatened him as they robbed the Lordship Credit Union in Bellurgan, near Dundalk on Friday night, getting away with just €4,000

“This gang just didn’t turn up on the day and say to themselves ‘we’ll have a go at robbing the credit union’,” said a senior garda.