Five Travellers accused of the murder of their cousin at a family funeral have been found not guilty at the Central Criminal Court.
The jury in the 30-day trial first reached a unanimous verdict of not guilty on four of the accused on Saturday after four hours and five minutes.
They took a further hour and 20 minutes to find Mr Michael McDonagh snr not guilty of murder on a majority verdict.
The five Travellers from the same family denied the murder of Mr Patrick "Deuce" Ward in May 1999 at Carrownanty Cemetery in Ballymote, Co Sligo.
Mr Michael McDonagh snr (58), Mr Martin McDonagh snr (53), Mr Michael McDonagh jnr (29), Mr Patrick McDonagh (33) and Mr Martin McDonagh jnr (26), from Hertfordshire in London, had all denied the murder.
Mr Ward (38), a father of six originally from Galway but resident in Manchester, had travelled to Ireland for the funeral of his uncle, also Mr Patrick Ward, in Ballymote, Co Sligo, on May 1st, 1999, when he was fatally shot.
The five men were cleared of all charges by the jury including the attempted murder of three men: Mr Patrick "Jaws" Ward snr, Mr Patrick "Jaws" Ward jnr and Mr Edward Ward on the same occasion.
They were also found not guilty of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.