Father-of-five shot dead at mother's house had been due to return home to England hours later, court hears

A father-of-five who was shot dead at his mother’s home in Dublin more than two years ago had been due to return to his home in England just hours later, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

Thomas McCarthy (55) was gunned down when he answered the door at the house in Ballyfermot on July 27, 2020.

The court heard Mr McCarthy, who suffered nine separate gunshot injuries, was not known to have any involvement in criminality and there was "no explanation" for what had happened.