Ireland Named in reporting
Thomas Dooley Snr
Born 1981, from the ages reported. 37 reports across 1 case, 27 Jun 2023 to 31 Mar 2025
Suspect: Thomas Dooley Snr, Irish man, 43 (judged from name)Thomas Dooley Snr
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused
- Born
- 1981, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Murder
- Where
- Co. Kerry
- Reporting
- 37 reports, 27 Jun 2023 to 31 Mar 2025
- Outlets
- irishmirror.ie, corkbeo.ie, irishtimes.com, rte.ie, thejournal.ie
Photographs
as published, with the outlet's credit
Thomas Dooley snr and his wife Siobhán were attending the funeral of a friend at Rath Cemetery in Tralee when they were attacked
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishtimes.com, 24 Feb 2025Images are shown from the outlet that published them and link back to the article. Copyright stays with the credited photographer or agency.
Cases
latest first- Daniel Dooley loses appeal in Kerry funeral murder case Murder · Co. Kerry
Thomas Dooley, 43, was fatally stabbed and his wife Siobhán Dooley was seriously injured during an altercation at the funeral of Bridget O'Brien at Rathass Cemetery, Tralee, Co Kerry, on 5 October 2022. Six men, including the victim's brother Patrick Dooley and family cousins, were charged with murder and all were convicted by a jury at the Central Criminal Court in Cork in July 2024. The five adult defendants were sentenced to life imprisonment in July 2024, and the juvenile co-accused, who was 17 at the time of the offence, was sentenced to 11 years with three suspended in March 2025. The Court of Appeal dismissed Daniel Dooley's appeal in June 2026, upholding his conviction.
Sentenced, 30 Jul 2024Convicted, accused · 37 reports
Timeline
every report naming Thomas Dooley Snr, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 31 Mar2025Teen jailed for eight years for murder of father of seven in cemetery killingconvicted, Thomas Dooley Snr, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Dooley Snr
- 31 Mar202519-year-old jailed for eight years for Kerry graveyard murder of father of sevenconvicted, Thomas Dooley Snr, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Dooley Snr
- 31 Mar2025Teenager jailed for eight years for murder of father of seven in Kerry graveyardconvicted, Thomas Dooley Snr, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Dooley Snr
- 31 Mar2025Young man jailed for eight years over Dooley murderconvicted, Thomas Dooley senior, 44, male, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Dooley senior
- 24 Feb2025Judge reserves sentence in case of juvenile convicted of Kerry murderconvicted, Thomas Dooley snr, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Dooley snr
- 30 Jul2024Five men sentenced to life in prison for murder of Thomas Dooley in Co Kerry cemeteryconvicted, Thomas Dooley Senior, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Dooley Senior
- 30 Jul2024Thomas Dooley murder: Woman recalls ‘horror show’ attack on husband as five of his relatives receive life sentencesconvicted, Thomas Dooley Snr, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Dooley Snr
- 30 Jul2024Widow tells of 'horror' as five men get life sentences for Thomas Dooley murderconvicted, Thomas Dooley Senior, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Dooley Senior
- 25 Jul2024Sixth man found guilty of 'honour killing' of father of seven in Kerryconvicted, Thomas Dooley Snr, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Dooley Snr
- 25 Jul2024Sixth person found guilty of murdering Thomas Dooley in a Co Kerry graveyard in 2022convicted, Thomas Dooley Snr, 43, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Dooley Snr
- 25 Jul2024Sixth person found guilty of murdering Thomas Dooleyconvicted, Thomas Dooley senior, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Dooley senior
- 23 Jul2024Man convicted of Kerry funeral 'honour killing' proclaims himself 'innocent'convicted, Thomas Dooley Senior, 43, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Dooley Senior
- 23 Jul2024‘I’m an innocent man’: Fifth person convicted of Kerry graveyard murder protests in courtconvicted, Thomas Dooley Snr, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Dooley Snr
- 19 Jul2024Brother found guilty of murder of father-of-seven in Kerry graveyard attackconvicted, Thomas Dooley Snr, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Dooley Snr
- 19 Jul2024Man convicted of murder of his older brother during attack in Kerry graveyardconvicted, Thomas Dooley Snr, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Dooley Snr
- 18 Jul2024Three people found guilty of murdering Thomas Dooley in Co Kerry graveyardconvicted, Thomas Dooley Senior, 43, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Dooley Senior
- 18 Jul2024Two men and teen found guilty in 'Kerry funeral honour killing' murder trialconvicted, Thomas Dooley Senior, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Dooley Senior
- 18 Jul2024Three accused convicted of murder of father of seven in Kerry cemetery two years agoconvicted, Thomas Dooley Snr, 43, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Dooley Snr
- 17 Jul2024'Over to you': Jury begins deliberations in Thomas Dooley murder trialaccused, Thomas Dooley Senior, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Dooley Senior
- 5 Jul2024Man accused of murdering brother 'no Cainite', jury toldaccused, Thomas Dooley Senior, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Dooley Senior
- 4 Jul2024Co Kerry graveyard ‘honour killing’ was as ‘heartbreaking as it was ridiculous and stupid’, trial hearsaccused, Thomas Dooley Senior, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Dooley Senior
- 4 Jul2024Family and teen used 'medieval violence' to 'butcher' father of seven at funeral, court toldaccused, Thomas Dooley Senior, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Dooley Senior
- 19 Jun2024Pathologist tells murder trial of stab and chop wounds to Thomas Dooleyaccused, Thomas Dooley Snr, 43, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Dooley Snr
- 19 Jun2024Thomas Dooley suffered number of wounds, court hearsaccused, Thomas Dooley Senior, 43, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Dooley Senior
- 19 Jun2024Dad of 7 suffered 25cm chop wound and stab wounds when killed in cemetery attackaccused, Thomas Dooley Snr, 43, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Dooley Snr
- 14 Jun2024Wife of Thomas Dooley sustained foot-long wound and needed 45 stitches and 30 staples, murder trial hearsaccused, Thomas Dooley Snr, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Dooley Snr
- 14 Jun2024Woman’s wound needed 45 stitches and 30 staples after graveyard attack that killed husband, court hearsaccused, Thomas Dooley snr, 43, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Dooley snr
- 14 Jun2024Woman needed stitches following funeral incident - courtaccused, Thomas Dooley senior, 43, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Dooley senior
- 12 Jun2024Halting site caretaker gives evidence at murder trialaccused, Thomas Dooley senior, 43, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Dooley senior
- 6 Jun2024Widow of man allegedly murdered in cemetery denies falling out had occurred with another familyaccused, Thomas Dooley Snr, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Dooley Snr
- 6 Jun2024Traveller families broke off contact after marriage rejection, widow tells murder trialaccused, Thomas Dooley Snr, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Dooley Snr
- 5 Jun2024‘Run, just run’: wife recalls graveyard attack on her husband at murder trialaccused, Thomas Dooley snr, 43, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Dooley snr
- 5 Jun2024Wife describes fatal attack on husband at Kerry funeralaccused, Thomas Dooley senior, 43, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Dooley senior
- 4 Jun2024Jury urged to leave Traveller prejudice behind in Kerry graveyard murder trialaccused, Thomas Dooley Snr, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Dooley Snr
- 29 May2024Six people arraigned before jury panel over Dooley murderaccused, Thomas Dooley senior, 43, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Dooley senior
- 29 May2024Up to 200 witnesses could give evidence at Kerry funeral murder trialaccused, Thomas Dooley snr, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Dooley snr
- 27 Jun2023Thomas Dooley murder trial set for May next yearaccused, Thomas Dooley Senior, 41, male, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Dooley Senior
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