‘I was hoping these dark days were over’

Watching Ben O’Sullivan struggle with his emotions this week gave an insight into how the murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe will reverberate for a lifetime.

‘I was hoping these dark days were over’

It was more than 17 years ago when Ben O’Sullivan and colleague Jerry McCabe were shot by the IRA with an AK47 assault rifle during a robbery in Adare, Co Limerick.

Like Adrian, they were given no chance and no opportunity to defend themselves.

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