Co Kildare man pleads not guilty to murder of Edenderry native

Three men including a defendant with a Celbridge address have pleaded not guilty to the murder of 64-year-old Thomas 'Toddy' Dooley in Co. Offaly.

Mr Dooley (pictured) was found dead in his home in Edenderry in 2014.

The victim died from injuries to his upper body and head.

The father-of-three was found on his living room couch at his home at Sister Senan Court in Edenderry on February 16, 2014.

James Davy of Thornhill Meadows in Celbridge, Sean Davy of Clonmullen Drive in Edenderry and Matthew Cummins of Churchview Heights in Edenderry all pleaded not guilty to his murder at the Central Criminal Court today.

A jury of eight men and four women was sworn in to hear their trial which is due to take up to four weeks.

A quiet and inoffensive man 

At Mr Dooley's Funeral Mass in 2014, Fr Greg Corcoran described the victim as a “quiet and inoffensive man” who was often seen pushing his mother around Edenderry in a wheelchair when she was alive.

Gifts brought to the altar during the service included a chess board as he was a gifted player, a sod of turf for his love of the bog and a pack of cards.

Mr Dooley's remains were laid to rest in St Mary’s Cemetery in Edenderry.