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Kind-hearted strangers raise thousands to support family of mum who dropped dead at Carlow wedding

Mum-of-three Kirsty Connor died suddenly after travelling from the UK to Ireland to attend a wedding. Her husband Niall told of his heartbreak after his wife of 10 years passed away 'unexpectedly' leaving behind their children Robyn, four, Darcy, three, and 22-month-old Sonny.

Irish Mirror · Mar 17, 2022

Young mum dies unexpectedly hours after being ‘life of the party’ at wedding

Mum-of-three Kirsty Connor died at the wedding ceremony in Carlow, Northern Ireland, and her husband is now appealing for help to return her body to the UK

Daily Mirror · Mar 16, 2022

Irish student Racheal Diyaolu 'ecstatic' after arriving at Romanian border from Ukraine

Racheal Diyaolu, from Carlow, travelled to Ukraine last November to begin studying for her medical degree

Irish Mirror · Mar 9, 2022

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Gardai investigating 'all circumstances' after man's body found at Carlow house

Gardai and emergency services were called to the house and the man was pronounced dead at the scene

Irish Mirror · Feb 9, 2022

Man accused of deception by trying to withdraw dead uncle’s pension faces further shoplifting charge

Declan Haughney was presented before a courtroom yesterday before being granted bail, after spending six days in custody.

Daily Record · Feb 3, 2022

Man accused of deception by trying to withdraw his dead uncle's pension in Carlow further charged with shoplifting

The court heard that Mr Haughney made no reply after caution — when he was charged with the alleged offence outside the courtroom at 11am yesterday.

Irish Mirror · Feb 3, 2022

Nephew arrested after carrying uncle's corpse into post office to collect his pension

Two men were arrested on Wednesday after Peadar Doyle, 66, was brought into the post office in the town of Carlow, Ireland, last Friday.

Daily Record · Jan 27, 2022

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Man appears in court charged with attempting to withdraw uncle's pension from Carlow post office

Mr Haughney is charged with attempting to withdraw the pension of his uncle Peadar Doyle

Irish Mirror · Jan 27, 2022

Man charged and to appear in court over attempt to collect dead man's pension at Carlow post office

Both men have since claimed they did not know that the man was dead at the time

Irish Mirror · Jan 27, 2022

Two arrested after body brought to post office in bid to claim pension

Locals in Carlow last week spoke of their shock at the incident.

The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2022

Two men arrested as Garda probe into Carlow post office incident continues

The brazen duo propped the retiree’s corpse up on their shoulders, but a staff member quickly noticed the elderly man was ashen-faced and possibly dead and gardai were called.

Irish Mirror · Jan 26, 2022

Nephew reveals first picture of his uncle whose dead body was brought to Carlow post office

Declan says he wants the public to remember his uncle — revealing this photo of him from a number of years ago.

Irish Mirror · Jan 26, 2022

Garda investigation latest after corpse brought into Carlow post office by two men

Declan Haughney and a pal walked his uncle Peadar Doyle from his home to Hosey’s Post Office to collect his pension

Irish Mirror · Jan 25, 2022

Man who brought uncle's corpse to Carlow post office says he should 'win an Oscar' if he's lying

EXCLUSIVE: Declan Haughney and a pal claim they didn’t realise Peadar was dead by the time they got to the counter

Irish Mirror · Jan 25, 2022

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Irish Mirror · Jan 25, 2022

Niece tells funeral of man whose body was brought to Carlow post office that he was a 'hero'

“Peadar’s positivity was contagious. He was witty and had a great memory of quotes from classical movies, literature and poetry.”

Irish Mirror · Jan 24, 2022

Timeline of dead man at Carlow post office - Whatsapp rumours to international headlines and emotional funeral

Since the story started gathering legs on messaging app Whatsapp, it has gone on to dominate front pages and make international headlines.

Irish Mirror · Jan 24, 2022

Man who brought dead uncle into Carlow post office for pension carries coffin in emotional funeral

Peader Doyle was laid to rest in an emotional funeral service on Monday morning

Irish Mirror · Jan 24, 2022

Two men arrested after fire services had to extinguish a blaze outside a home in Co Carlow

No injuries were reported as a result of the fire and investigations are ongoing

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Irish Mirror · Jan 24, 2022

Man who took uncle into Carlow post office to collect his pension 'didn't know he was dead'

EXCLUSIVE: "I’m not an eejit to walk into Hoseys with a dead man and collect his money"

Irish Mirror · Jan 24, 2022

Nephew of pensioner whose body he carried to collect pension attends wake ahead of funeral

Two men in their 30s, one being his nephew Declan Haughney, allegedly propped up his remains in Hosey’s post office on Staplestown Road

Dublin Live · Jan 24, 2022

Wake held for elderly man whose body was carried to a post office to collect his pension

Locals will rally around the heartbroken sister of Peadar Doyle and his extended family to comfort them following his sudden death, Carlow’s Mayor insisted yesterday

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2022

Irish police rule out foul play over corpse in post office pension incident

Gardaí attempting to establish at what point 66-year-old man died before alarm was raised at shop in Carlow

Daily Record · Jan 23, 2022

Men who brought dead body into post office to claim pension insisted corpse was 'very much alive'

Police believe Peadar Doyle, was dead for up to three hours before he was brought to the post office by two men in their 30s.

Daily Mirror · Jan 23, 2022

Dead man brought to Post Office to collect pension 'only passed away 3 hours earlier'

The body of 66-year-old Peadar Doyle was said to have been propped up in the Post Office in Carlow, south-east Ireland, so two men could claim his pension money on Friday

Irish Mirror · Jan 23, 2022

Men who 'dragged' body into Carlow post office to claim pension insisted corpse 'very much alive'

The men had earlier attempted to collect his state pension but had been told Mr Doyle needed to present himself in person. The pair put a woolly jumper over his face and a hat on his head before taking him out of his house and back to the post office

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