Matthew Cummins convicted of Edenderry murder

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Matthew Cummins was convicted of murdering Thomas Dooley following a 19-day trial which began on 11 July 2016. James Davy and a third co-accused were also convicted.

The murder took place in Edenderry on 12 February 2014.

Matthew Cummins and James Davy appealed their convictions. Ms. Justice Isobel Kennedy delivered the Court of Appeal judgment on 13 July 2021. That judgment recounts the earlier trial convictions.