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'Dignity' of Lordship robbery accused 'offended' by refusal of bail while trial delayed, court told

Date
2022-06-16

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Armagh

County
Armagh

Summary

The High Court deferred judgment on a bail application for Brendan Treanor until June 24. Treanor is charged with participating in a robbery at the Lordship Credit Union, Bellurgan, Co Louth, on January 25, 2013. His counsel argued that refusing bail while his trial was delayed from October to January next year offended his client's dignity, particularly given his limited contact with his newborn son. The Director of Public Prosecutions objected to bail under Section 2(a) of the Bail Act, citing fears of further serious offences. The court ordered that details of the application not be published. Separately, Aaron Brady was found guilty of the murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe by an 11-to-1 majority jury verdict at the Central Criminal Court on August 11, 2020. Brady was sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum term of 40 years, as the victim was a garda acting in the course of duty. He was also sentenced to 14 years for the robbery of €7,000 at the Lordship Credit Union, a sentence to run concurrently with the life term. James Flynn, also charged with the robbery, is awaiting an appeal against his extradition from the UK to Ireland.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: 'Dignity' of Lordship robbery accused 'offended' by refusal of bail while trial delayed, court told. Charges or matters: participating in a robbery that occurred at the Lordship Credit Union, Bellurgan, Co Louth, on January 25, 2013; the murder of Det Gda Donohoe by an 11 to one majority jury verdict at the Central Criminal Court on August 11 2020. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Found guilty

When:

June 24 Incident
January 25, 2013 Incident
August 11 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
2022-06-16 Publication

Case subjects

Aaron Brady

Convicted Person

Charges: the murder of Det Gda Donohoe by an 11 to one majority jury verdict at the Central Criminal Court on August 11 2020 (Proven)

Finding: Found guilty

Outcome: Found guilty; Brady was also sentenced to 14 years for the robbery of €7,000 – a sentence that will run concurrently with the life sentence – at Lordship Credit Union.

Brendan Treanor

Defendant

Charges: participating in a robbery that occurred at the Lordship Credit Union, Bellurgan, Co Louth, on January 25, 2013; the murder of Det Gda Donohoe by an 11 to one majority jury verdict at the Central Criminal Court on August 11 2020 (Alleged Or Contested)

Outcome: Brendan Treanor, to refuse him bail and keep him away from his son and family in circumstances where his trial was supposed to begin in October but has been put back to January next year.