Brady is serving a life sentence with a 40-year minimum having been found guilty of murdering Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe

The Special Criminal Court heard a witness said he feared he would be killed if he testified in court during Aaron Brady's trial for the murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe

The Court of Appeal is hearing an appeal by counsel Aaron Brady over his conviction for the murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe

Aaron Brady's counsel raised concerns over the manner in which a key witness gave evidence from New York during the initial trial due to the outbreak of Covid-19

Brady's counsel claimed it was not normal for jurors to come and work in a courtroom of 31 people when there was a "deadly disease out there"