Third man found guilty in murder trial

A third man has been convicted of the murder of a 64-year-old man who was beaten to death with a baseball bat in his home.

Matthew Cummins, aged 22, of Churchview Heights, Edenderry, Co Offaly; Seán Davy, aged 21, of Clonmullen Drive, Edenderry; and James Davy, aged 25, Thornhill Meadows, Celbridge, Co Kildare, had pleaded not guilty to murdering Thomas ‘Toddy’ Dooley at Sr Senan Court in Edenderry on February 12, 2014.

On Thursday, the jury at the Central Criminal Court found cousins Seán and James Davy guilty, and yesterday, they returned a guilty verdict for Cummins.