This week’s Dundalk Democrat leads with the story that Talk of the Town reported yesterday about local councillor Tomás Sharkey’s fury over the new County Manager Philomena Poole’s failure to report back on the council’s housing acquisitions from 2010. There’s also coverage of the People of the Year award for murdered detective Garda Adrian Donohoe, an update on the Narrow Water Bridge project and a look ahead to Dundalk FC’s top of the table clash against St Patrick’s Athletic this Friday night.
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Adrian and wife Caroline, who met in Garda college in Templemore, before marrying in 1994 and settling in Lordship, outside Dundalk
Murdered detective Garda Adrian Donohoe has been described as the “best in the world” by his grieving wife Caroline.
Speaking after collecting a Rehab People of the Year award on his behalf at the weekend, the mother of two said: “Adrian was the best father that any child could have.
“There was nobody like Adrian and Adrian was the love of my life. I will miss him every minute of every day as long as I live.”
Caroline also praised the local community for their support to her and their children, Amy and Niall, since the tragic incident.
“Coming out of the church and walking behind Adrian. I walked behind my best friend, surrounded by my friends – and that’s what kept me going.
“I have got thousands and thousands of cards and letters and I have got letters on days that I really needed them the most from people and they were just beautiful.
“There is no way that I can individually thank all the people but I am so humbled by it. The people thought so much of him, to do that for us.
“The people of Lordship, of Dundalk and my garda colleagues have been phenomenal – there is nothing that they wouldn’t do for us,” she said.
Caroline also sent a special word of thanks to the St Patrick’s GFC club, of which Adrian was a member and to the people of Dundalk “for the respect they showed Adrian on the day of his funeral.”
Garda Donohoe (41) was shot during a robbery at the Lordship Credit Union in January.
A €50,000 reward has been offered for information on the murder, with Garda investigations continuing.
Watch Micheal O Muircheartaigh’s presentation of the award below:
Murdered Detective Adrian Donohoe spoke out against Justice Minister Alan Shatter attending this year’s Garda Representative Association annual conference, just three days before his killing, it has emerged.
The Evening Herald reports that this had a massive bearing on the Gardaí’s decision not to invite the minister to the event this week in Westport, Co Mayo.
Garda Robbie Peelo told the newspaper that if Adrian “were alive today he would demand that he not be here because of the way Alan Shatter and the government are so out of touch with ourselves and everyone else in this country.”
Garda Peelo added that Donohoe was “very vocal” on the subject.
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