Five men have been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of 42-year-old Thomas Dooley.
The father-of-seven was attacked and killed at Rath Cemetery in Tralee, County Kerry on October 5th 2022.
In a victim impact statement read into the record by Detective Sgt Ernie Henderson of Tralee Garda Station, the victim's wife Siobhan described the 'horror' she and her children witnessed on the day Thomas Dooley was murdered.
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She described her husband as a doting father and grandfather and said their lives would never be the same.
Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring today imposed a mandatory life sentence on five men for the murder:
- 42-year-old Daniel Dooley of An Carraigin, Connolly Park, Tralee, Kerry.
- 29-year-old Michael Dooley of Halting Site Carrigrohane Road, Cork.
- 43-year-old Thomas Dooley Senior of Halting Site Carrigrohane Road, Cork.
- 21-year-old Thomas Dooley Junior of Halting Site Carrigrohane Road, Cork.
- The victim’s brother 36-year-old Patrick Dooley of Arbutus Grove, Killarney, Kerry.
