'I didn’t harm my brother at all,' says man accused of Kerry cemetery murder

A large garda presence was outside the court including members of the armed response unit from Limerick.

Thomas Dooley, 43, from Killarney, was fatally wounded while attending a funeral in Rathass Cemetery in Tralee shortly after 11am on Wednesday morning. Picture: Facebook.

A man appeared at Kenmare District Court on Friday morning charged with the murder of his brother in a graveyard earlier this week.

Patrick Dooley, aged 35, of 33 Arbutus Grove, Killarney, is charged that on October 5, 2022, he did murder Thomas Dooley at Rath Cemetery, Rathass, Tralee, contrary to common law.