Five men convicted of the murder of a father-of-seven in Kerry two years ago will be sentenced next Tuesday. A sixth, a teenager who cannot be identified due to his age, is due to be sentenced in October.

Yesterday, a jury in an 11 to 1 verdict found  Daniel Dooley, of An Carraigín, Connolly Park, Tralee guilty of the murder of Thomas Dooley from Killarney. He was the last person to be found guilty of Mr Dooley’s murder.

42-year-old Thomas Dooley from Killarney died after being attacked at Rath Cemetery in Tralee on October 5th, 2022. He, his wife, and four of their children had been attending the funeral of a friend. Southern correspondent for The Irish Sun, Ann Mooney had covered the month-long trial which took place in Cork.