Aaron Brady loses appeal against conviction for capital murder of Garda Adrian Donohoe

Mr Justice Edwards told the court that Brady's hearing had been the longest the three-judge court had conducted in its 10-year history

Aaron Brady (pictured) did not react when Mr Justice Edwards confirmed that the jury's verdict would not be overturned. File picture: Ciara Wilkinson

Aaron Brady has failed in a bid to overturn his conviction for the capital murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe and will remain in prison serving his minimum 40-year life sentence, almost four years since he was found guilty by a majority jury verdict.

The Court of Appeal on Thursday rejected the near 50 grounds of appeal argued by lawyers for Brady over a seven-day hearing last October, in what the three-judge panel said was "one of the longest ever" matters before it.