Jury in Kerry murder trial view 173 CCTV clips from scene of Thomas Dooley's death

The last clip showed the late Tom Dooley’s wife, Siobhán, running into the Mace shop in the garage across from the cemetery and talking to a member of An Garda Síochána

Thomas Dooley who was fatally wounded at an incident at Rath Cemetery in Tralee during a funeral service there. Picture via Facebook

The 15-person jury were shown a selection of videos on Tuesday from the 173 CCTV clips compiled by gardaí in the case against five men and a teenager charged with the murder of a father of seven at a funeral in Tralee in October 2021.

Witness, Detective Garda Brian Mackey, and prosecution senior counsel Dean Kelly went through many of the video clips commenting for the jury on what was shown in terms of the movement of cars, vans and pedestrians.

The last clip shown to Ms Justice Ellen Ring and the jury showed the late Tom Dooley’s wife, Siobhán, running into the Mace shop in the garage across from the front of the cemetery and it also showed her lying on the floor talking to a member of An Garda Síochána who happened to be present in the shop at that moment.

Each of the accused has pleaded not guilty to the charge of murdering 43-year-old Tom Dooley from Hazelwood Drive, Killarney, at New Rath Cemetery, Rathass, Tralee, on October 5, 2022.

Five defendants in the case — all with the surname Dooley — Patrick, 36, from Arbutus Grove, Killarney; Thomas, 43, from the halting site, Carrigrohane Road; Thomas Jnr, 21, from the halting site, Carrigrohane, Cork; Michael, 29, of the halting site, Carrigrohane, Cork, and Daniel, 42, of An Carraigin, Connolly Park, Tralee, County Kerry, are on trial, as is the sixth defendant who is a teenager.

Only 21-year-old Thomas Dooley Jnr faces the second charge that he intentionally or recklessly caused serious harm to Siobhán Dooley, the wife of the deceased man. He has pleaded not guilty plea in respect of this count also.