Michael Dooley was sentenced to life for Thomas Dooley’s murder

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Michael Dooley was among five men sentenced to life in prison on 30 July 2024 for murdering Thomas Dooley, who was fatally injured at Rath Cemetery in Tralee on 5 October 2022. A sixth accused, a juvenile, had also been convicted of murder and was due to be sentenced later that year.

The Irish Times reported that the five men were Thomas Dooley’s brother, brother-in-law and cousins. Its report records the life sentences despite the men’s protestations of innocence.

This report covers an earlier stage of the case. Later developments are not reported here.