Matthew Cummins appeals murder conviction over Thomas Dooley

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Matthew Cummins and James Davy appealed their convictions for the murder of Thomas Dooley. The Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 13 July 2021 by Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy.

Their convictions followed a 19-day Central Criminal Court trial that began on 11 July 2016, the judgment records. Mr Dooley was murdered in Edenderry on 12 February 2014.

Cummins challenged the joint trial, the jury directions and other aspects of his conviction; Davy also contested the joint trial and directions.

The available judgment text sets out the appeals and their grounds, but does not include the court’s final decision on them.