Two men have been found not guilty of direct involvement in the robbery that led to the murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe.

The three judges of the Special Criminal Court today found James ‘Jimmy’ Flynn (32) from South Armagh not guilty of direct involvement in the robbery of E7,000 at Lordship Credit Union in Bellurgan, Co Louth.

Co-accused man Brendan ‘Benny’ Treanor was also found not guilty - with the judges finding that the evidence showed he was a “member” of the criminal gang involved - but it did not prove beyond all reasonable doubt that he was at the scene of the crime when it occurred.

Shattered Lives is produced for Reach Ireland by Ciaran Bradley.

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