Man in custody in connection with Lordship Credit Union raid
Dundalk District Court
A 33-year-old man accused of being involved in a robbery at Lordship Credit Union – during which Det Garda Adrian Donohoe was shot dead, appeared before Dundalk District Court today (Thursday).
Sgt Noel Mohan this afternoon gave evidence of arresting Brendan Treanor of Emer Terrace, Castletown Road, Dundalk at 9.43am.
He added the defendant 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 others between September 11, 2012 and January 23, 2013, to enter residential premises as trespassers with the intention of stealing keys of the household’s motor vehicles.
Inspector Darren Kirwan informed the court that there would be a Garda objection to bail and added that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has directed the defendant be 'sent forward on indictment'.
However, the defence solicitor said his client would not be applying for bail today: "We are seeking to perfect a surety”.
He added they intend to make the bail application on the next court date.
Judge Eirinn McKiernan remanded the 33-year-old in custody to Cloverhill prison to appear before Dundalk District Court again next Wednesday.
The Defence applied for legal aid, but Insp Kirwan said they would be opposing the application as gardaí believe the accused may be a director of a company and he alleged that social media postings show the defendant in possession of €100,000 worth of property.
Judge McKiernan said a statement of means should be handed into the court on the next date.
An Armagh is currently serving a life sentence for his part in the robbery and the capital murder of Det Gda Adrian Donohoe, a native of Kilnaleck, Co Cavan.
Aaron Brady (28) from New Road, Crossmaglen, was sentenced to life in prison in October 2020 for the capital murder of Kilnaleck native, Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe during a credit union raid over seven years ago.
Brady, who was convicted in August 2020, was also sentenced to 14 years for armed robbery.
He has since appealed his conviction.
Meanwhile, it is understood that another man has also today been arrested in connection with the same robbery. Asked for a response, a gardaspokesperson said:
"An Garda Síochána is aware of an arrest by the UK National Crime Agency on today’s date on foot of a European Arrest Warrant from the Irish Authorities.
"An Garda Síochána cannot comment on matters before the courts in another jurisdiction."