'I’m an innocent man,' says fifth defendant as he is convicted of murder in Kerry graveyard

42-year-old Daniel Dooley is the last defendant on whom the jury will have to deliberate now
Thomas Dooley was murdered at Rath Cemetery in Tralee during a funeral service there. Picture via Facebook

Thomas Dooley was murdered at Rath Cemetery in Tralee during a funeral service there. Picture via Facebook

A fifth man was found guilty on Tuesday of murdering 43-year-old Tom Dooley at the cemetery in Tralee but the accused spoke up from the dock, insisting: “I’m an innocent man.” 

29-year-old Michael Dooley, of the halting site, Carrigrohane, Cork, was found guilty by the unanimous decision of the jury at 4.08pm this afternoon.

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