Garda shot dead during robbery at Louth Credit Union(Mod warning, 1st post.)

Death and Taxes · 26-01-2013 01:51AM

SRFC wrote: »

Eh Gardai are well paid to ''put themselves in danger'' its part of the job description they know this when they sign up.

On the Death penalty its an easy way out for the convicted they dont suffer let them rot away I say.

Spoken like a true ****wit!
Have you no empathy or compassion?

The Black Oil · 26-01-2013 01:52AM

RIP

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2013/0126/1224329307077.html
His wife and two brothers are all members of An Garda Síochána.

It is believed that one of his brothers had to be informed while on duty in Navan.

jd007 · 26-01-2013 01:52AM

You stay classy irish times.. Not even 4 hours after its happened and they have the names posted.

Sierra Oscar · 26-01-2013 01:53AM

El Spearo wrote: »

no they havent, nor should they

They have, it is in the hard copy of the paper.

Micky Dolenz · 26-01-2013 02:00AM

Please bare with us a second.

K-9 · 26-01-2013 04:27AM

girl in the striped socks wrote: »

I don't know about anyone else but I have a huge amount of respect for the guards & the work that they do. It's a thankless job at the best of times but tonight's news just highlights the harsh reality facing them & I suppose with the way things have been in this country lately I'm a bit surprised it doesn't happen more often.

RIP to that man & my thoughts are with his family, friends & colleagues.

Some people seem to forget unarmed officers of the Garda Siochana were gunned down by Republican heroes wielding guns, one or two shot in the back.

Micky Dolenz · 26-01-2013 11:45AM

Mod

Use this thread as a place to have a go at the police service and you will be banned.

Please bare in mind that a man went out to work yesterday and didn't come home to his family.

Zero tolerance for any mupperty.

ronnie3585 · 26-01-2013 12:01PM

The Times has confirmed that two of the c*nts have been apprehended;

A detective garda was shot and killed at the scene of an attempted robbery of a credit union last night.

Two of the raiders were arrested shortly afterwards near Dublin city.

It is understood that the deceased, named last night as Det Garda Adrian Donohoe was with another colleague, Det Garda Joseph Ryan, and was on escort duty at Bellurgan, Jenkinstown in Dundalk at around 9.30pm when the shooting took place.

Multiple shots were fired in the incident at the Lordship credit union premises.

The raiders immediately fled the scene in what is understood to be a dark coloured Volkswagen Passat. Two of them were arrested in Whitehall, near Dublin airport and are understood to be from the capital.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2013/0126/breaking1.html

Dermighty · 26-01-2013 12:05PM

Sad news indeed!

squod · 26-01-2013 12:09PM

Condolences to the mans family and friends. Goolged a few pics of him there. Family man who left behind young children. My prayers are with them.

http://www.bellurganns.ie/?gallery=garda-visit

mark renton · 26-01-2013 12:20PM

ronnie3585 wrote: »

The Times has confirmed that two of the c*nts have been apprehended;

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2013/0126/breaking1.html

With emotions running high it should be noted that the right people need to be aprehended... It must be very tempting just to grab the nearest usual suspects.

gallag · 26-01-2013 12:22PM

Sad:-( in cases like this its the family left behind I feel most for. I hope his wife gets his pension or some form of financial assistance so that they dont have to be out of pocket also, does anyone know what happens in this regard for an officer killed on duty? I would hope his family are not just forgotten.

kraggy · 26-01-2013 12:26PM

The Gardai are denying that they caught 2 suspects.

The Irish Times need to update their website.

Bullseye1 · 26-01-2013 12:28PM

My sympathies go out to the brave Garda who lost his live. Hopefully the guilty will be brought to juctice.

Pappa Charlie · 26-01-2013 12:29PM

mark renton wrote: »

With emotions running high it should be noted that the right people need to be aprehended... It must be very tempting just to grab the nearest usual suspects.

What great advice! Thanks

HondaSami · 26-01-2013 12:42PM

RIP and condolences to his family and colleagues.

Its times like this people might realise what the job involves and the dangers gardai face every day. It's not all coffee, donuts and free lunches.

Death and Taxes · 26-01-2013 12:48PM

gallag wrote: »

Sad:-( in cases like this its the family left behind I feel most for. I hope his wife gets his pension or some form of financial assistance so that they dont have to be out of pocket also, does anyone know what happens in this regard for an officer killed on duty? I would hope his family are not just forgotten.

Financially his family will be well looked after. But that no replacement for a lost husband and father.
I cannot iterate my feelings for those who done this despicable act.

A Primal Nut · 26-01-2013 12:53PM

RIP to Adrian Donohoe - and condolences to his family.

Doc Ruby · 26-01-2013 12:55PM

Rest In Peace, some of my family are guards too.

Are we seeing a pattern of raiders coming from Dublin to hit the surrounding counties, is that what this is?

wnolan1992 · 26-01-2013 01:00PM

Sincerest condolences to that man's family.

A truly despicable act by utter cowards.

When caught, the perpetrators should never see the outside of a prison again. (Won't happen, but should).

On a minor side-note (because this pales in comparison to the actual murder), it was a bit sickening that the media felt it necessary to publish the man's name within less than 4 hours of this atrocity occurring.

Flier · 26-01-2013 01:02PM

Deepest condolences to his wife, three young children, his colleagues and friends. I hope they are not long apprehending his murderers and they get the justice they deserve. No tolerance for violence against those who go out every day to protect the ordinary citizens of this country. RIP.

Stinicker · 26-01-2013 01:10PM

RIP to this poor guy doing an honest days work. It just shows how much crime is gone out of control, AGS is doing what they can on ever diminishing resources but the blame lies squarely on spineless politicians and those overpaid cowards in the judiciary.

Things like this will sadly only get more frequent unless changes are made. When you have a system that prioritises the criminal and his rights over serving justice then more of these scum will continue to behave like this, they are not afraid of the guards because they know there is no proper law and order to back up the Gardai.

Midnight Sundance · 26-01-2013 01:10PM

Terrible tragedy. Sincerest sympathies to his wife, children, friends families and colleagues . No one should ever have to go through seeing their partner go to work only never to arrive home.
I hope they get these scumbags and throw away they keys.

SEPT 23 1989 · 26-01-2013 01:12PM

**** civil liberties

let the Rangers and the SAS assassinate the lot of them north and south

Pawdie1 · 26-01-2013 01:13PM

squod wrote: »

Condolences to the mans family and friends. Goolged a few pics of him there. Family man who left behind young children. My prayers are with them.

http://www.bellurganns.ie/?gallery=garda-visit

Adrian O'Donoghue was a well respected member of the Lordship community and was deeply involved in the local St Patricks GAA club. Ironically these pictures were taken outside the credit union where he died. RIP Garda O'Donoghue.
He can be seen here standing at the back in Pic opening9, http://www.stpatricksgfc.net/gallery/official-opening.

gandalf · 26-01-2013 01:13PM

RIP.

Undoubtedly the perpetrators will turn out to be described with that wonderful phrase "they were known to the authorities".

I would also disagree with calls for arming the whole force. This poor man was armed but he didn't even have the opportunity to draw his firearm before he was murdered.

ordinaryhuman · 26-01-2013 01:14PM

More Defence Force presence please.
More abundance of Garda Armed Response Units please.
Less cutting of Garda funding please.

Thank you to all the honest and upstanding members of An Garda Siochana for protecting us - We have the utmost respect for you.

Death and Taxes · 26-01-2013 01:15PM

Stinicker wrote: »

RIP to this poor guy doing an honest days work. It just shows how much crime is gone out of control, AGS is doing what they can on ever diminishing resources but the blame lies squarely on spineless politicians and those overpaid cowards in the judiciary.

Things like this will sadly only get more frequent unless changes are made. When you have a system that prioritises the criminal and his rights over serving justice then more of these scum will continue to behave like this, they are not afraid of the guards because they know there is no proper law and order to back up the Gardai.

The blame lies squarley with the scum who shot him.
disgusting to see posters using this mans death to promote a political agenda.:mad:

GRMA · 26-01-2013 01:15PM

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

**** civil liberties

let the Rangers and the SAS assassinate the lot of them north and south

what a stupid comment.

very sad occasion and hope the people who did it, no matter who they are, are caught

SEPT 23 1989 · 26-01-2013 01:18PM

GRMA wrote: »

what a stupid comment.

very sad occasion and hope the people who did it, no matter who they are, are caught

Why is it stupid these criminal scumbags who hide behind our flag need to be snuffed out once and for all

RIP to the garda and true servant of the Republic

Garda shot dead during robbery at Louth Credit Union(Mod warning, 1st post.)

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