Murder of Adrian Donohoe
Adrian Donohoe
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Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe (born 1971, died aged 41) was a police detective working for An Garda Síochána, the national police service of the Republic of Ireland. Det Gda Donohoe was attached to Dundalk Garda Station in County Louth, and was fatally shot in Bellurgan, Jenkinstown on Friday, 25th January 2013 by an armed five-man gang during a robbery on credit union vehicles.
Personal life
Adrian Donohoe was born (1971) in Kilnaleck, County Cavan to parents Peggy and Hugh. He grew up on a small farm with his three brothers - Colm, Martin and Alan, and two sisters - Mary and Anne. He was a keen Gaelic footballer, and played for his local club before going on to represent Cavan GAA at Under-21 level. Adrian attended local primary and secondary schools, before joining the Gardaí. Two of his brothers also joined the force, and in the early 1990's he met his wife Caroline at the Garda training college in Templemore. Caroline Donohoe was stationed at the Garda National Immigration Bureau in Dundalk - the same building where her husband worked - and the couple had two young children, a boy and a girl aged 6 and 7, at the time of Adrian's death.