Funeral of murder victim tomorrow

THE FUNERAL of Wayne Doherty, who was murdered in Hartstown, west Dublin, late on Saturday night, is to take place tomorrow morning.

Mr Doherty (32) is to be removed from his residence to St Ciarán’s Church, Hartstown, for Requiem Mass at 11am, followed by burial afterwards in Mulhuddart cemetery.

The married father of two was shot in the upper body at 11.30pm on Saturday outside his parents’ home at Oakview Way, in an attack which was witnessed by his brother and sister. His was the 16th gun murder of the year.

Gardaí believe the late-night shooting is linked to a row at a gathering in a pub in Clonee, Co Meath, earlier on Saturday.

A man known to the Doherty family became involved in a physical altercation in the pub with another man from Clonsilla, west Dublin. The man known to the Doherty family left the pub and rang Mr Doherty, an accomplished boxer, to help him.

He said he believed his home, which is in the vicinity of the Doherty family home in Oakview Way, was about to be attacked arising from the pub row.

Later, two cars pulled into Oakview Way and Mr Doherty crossed the road from his parents’ home to confront the occupants. As he did this, one of the men in the car produced a sawn-off shotgun and fired two shots, one of which wounded Mr Doherty in the side of the upper body. The two cars then sped from the area.

Mr Doherty was taken to Connolly hospital in Blanchardstown, where he died shortly after 5.30am on Sunday.