The Fine Gael General Election candidate was laid to rest this afternoon following funeral mass in St Brigid's Church.

The Fianna Fáil constituencies committee are due to meet this week to decide whether to add Murphy to the ticket.

The party chose one candidate at a selection convention last month, when Sligo-based TD Frank Feighan beat former junior minister John Perry.

The three were arrested as part of ongoing Garda investigations into recent burglaries in Co Roscommon and offences in Westmeath, Cavan, Meath, Offaly, Dublin and Kildare.

The Brideswell native said he made the decision due to the party's directive yesterday confirming it would only run one candidate in the forthcoming General Election. 

The party has confirmed it will select just one General Election candidate at its convention next Thursday.

Fine Gael hasn't had a TD elected in Roscommon since the county's accident and emergency unit was closed in 2011.

The TD says she doesn't believe the constituency would be disadvantaged if there was no Government representative.