Jury in Kerry murder trial stood down for day as lawyers deal with issues in their absence

The jury in the trial of the five men and a teenager charged with the murder of Thomas Dooley in a Tralee cemetery in October 2022 will return on Friday

The late Thomas Dooley  and his wife Siobhan.

The prosecution case against five men and a teenager charged with the murder of a father of seven at a funeral in Tralee went into its 13th day on Thursday as lawyers dealt with issues in the absence of the jury.

Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring told the jury at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork to return for the resumption of the evidence before them on Friday. The jury, including three substitute members, consists of 13 men and two women.