Matthew Cummins and two others sentenced to life for murder

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Matthew Cummins, Sean Davy and James Davy were sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering Thomas Dooley at the Central Criminal Court on 10 October 2016.

Cummins was convicted on 5 August 2016, while Sean Davy and James Davy were convicted on 4 August 2016. The court heard that Mr Dooley suffered fatal injuries during an attack at his home in Edenderry, Co Offaly.

Ms Justice Margaret Heneghan imposed the mandatory life sentence on each man and backdated all three sentences to account for time spent in custody awaiting trial.