Man appears in court charged in connection with armed robbery of Lordship Credit Union in 2013

The man in his 30s was arrested in Dundalk earlier this morning.

Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe was shot and killed at the Lordship Credit Union on January 25, 2013.

A 33-year-old man has appeared in court charged in connection with the armed robbery of Lordship Credit Union in Co Louth during which a garda was shot dead.

Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe was shot and killed on January 25, 2013.

Brendan Treanor, of Emer Terrace, Castletown Road, Dundalk, was arrested in Dundalk earlier this morning.

He was detained at Dundalk Garda Station and appeared before the Dundalk District Court today.

He is also accused of conspiring with others to commit burglary within the State.

Garda Sergeant Noel Mohan this afternoon gave evidence of arresting the accused at 9.43am this morning and said he made no reply when both charges were put to him after caution at Dundalk Garda Station at 10.30am.

Mr Treanor is charged with robbing €7,000 in cash and assorted cheques at Lordship Credit Union, Bellurgan on January 25, 2013, and with conspiring with two named individuals and others between September 11, 2012 and January 23, 2013 - both dates inclusive, to enter residential premises as trespassers with the intention of stealing keys of the households motor vehicles.

Garda Inspector Darren Kirwan said there would be an objection to bail, and added the Director of Public Prosecutions has directed the defendant be sent forward on indictment.

However, the Defence solicitor informed the court they would not be applying for bail today as they were seeking to perfect a surety with a view to making the application on the next court appearance.

Judge Eirinn McKiernan remanded Mr Treanor in custody at Clover Hill before his next appearance at Dundalk Distrct Court for the bail application. 

Aaron Brady, 29, was found guilty in August last year of murdering Mr Donohoe during the robbery.

Mr Brady, of New Road, Crossmaglen, was sentenced to life imprisonment for a period of not less than 40 years last October.

He was also sentenced at Dublin’s Criminal Courts of Justice to 14 years for robbery, to run concurrently.