Five men convicted of murdering Thomas Dooley in Kerry graveyard sentenced to life in prison

Siobhán Dooley described on Tuesday how the murder of her husband before her eyes has affected her and her family in the days since October 5, 2022
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

Life sentences for murder were imposed on Tuesday on five men of the Dooley name for murdering 43-year-old father of seven Tom Dooley — to whom they were all variously related — at a graveyard in Tralee in October 2022.

Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring said their murder of Thomas Dooley in front of his family while attending a funeral was unforgivable.

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