Chief celebrant says "whole country is gutted" by Donohoe killing

A detective shot dead during a credit union robbery in Louth was a virtuous man who was a perfect role model for the rest of society, his state funeral heard today.

Thousands of mourners endured sleet and near freezing temperatures to pay their respects to Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe, who was killed as he confronted a gang of men on rural roads near his home on the Cooley peninsula near the border on Friday night.