Injured wife of Kerry feud victim attends emotional vigil at family home

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Thomas Dooley who was fatally wounded at an incident at Rathass Cemetery in Tralee. Picture: Facebook

The injured wife of tragic feud victim Thomas Dooley has left hospital to attend an emotional vigil for her husband outside their family home.

Siobhán Dooley, who was injured trying to defend her husband as he was stabbed to death by a gang armed with slash hooks and machetes in Rathass cemetery in Tralee on Wednesday, was comforted and supported by her children, relatives and friends, as dozens of balloons were released into the night sky in Killarney.