Murder of garda - An attack at core of our democracy

It would be very difficult to exaggerate the depth of public revulsion at the murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe.

That he died in the service of his community commands our deepest gratitude, but it is little comfort for the grieving members of his family — his parents, his wife, and their two young children.

Det Garda Donohoe was shot in the head without warning on stepping out of his car to investigate suspicious activity at Lordship Credit Union at Bellurgan in Co Louth. He had not even drawn his garda-issue gun.