Ireland Named in reporting
Gareth Coakley
Born 1985, from the ages reported. 10 reports across 1 case, 25 Jan 2022 to 21 Jul 2023
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused, suspect
- Born
- 1985, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Attempted deception
- Where
- Co. Carlow
- Reporting
- 10 reports, 25 Jan 2022 to 21 Jul 2023
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, rte.ie, irishmirror.ie, extra.ie
Photographs
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Cases
latest first- Two men sentenced for attempted deception at Carlow post office Attempted deception · Co. Carlow
On 21 January 2022, two men brought the body of Peadar Doyle, a 66-year-old man, into Hosey's Post Office on Staplestown Road, Carlow, in an attempt to collect his €246 pension. Declan Haughney, 41, Doyle's nephew, and Gareth Coakley, 38, were arrested on 26 January 2022 and charged with attempted deception of post office worker Margaret O'Toole and attempted theft of the pension. Both men pleaded not guilty at the start of their Carlow Circuit Court trial on 18 July 2023 but changed their pleas to guilty on 19 July 2023. On 21 July 2023, Haughney was sentenced to two years or 2½ years with the last six months suspended, and Coakley to 18 months or two years with the last six months suspended.
Sentenced, 21 Jul 2023Convicted, accused, suspect · 10 reports
Timeline
every report naming Gareth Coakley, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 21 Jul2023Two men jailed for trying to collect dead man’s pension in Carlowconvicted, Gareth Coakley, 38, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gareth Coakley
- 21 Jul2023Two men jailed over deception at Carlow post officeconvicted, Gareth Coakley, 37, named, irish (judged from name)Gareth Coakley
- 19 Jul2023Nephew pleads guilty to attempted deception over dead uncle's pensionaccused, Gareth Coakley, 37, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gareth Coakley
- 19 Jul2023Two men plead guilty to attempting to deceive post office worker over dead man’s pension in Carlowconvicted, Gareth Coakley, 37, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gareth Coakley
- 18 Jul2023Two plead not guilty over alleged pension theft attempt in Carlow post officeaccused, Gareth Coakley, 37, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gareth Coakley
- 18 Jul2023Two men appear in court over post office deceptionaccused, Gareth Coakley, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gareth Coakley
- 18 Jul2023Trial to begin over pensioner discovered to be dead in post officeaccused, Garreth Coakley, male, named, irish (judged from name)Garreth Coakley
- 14 Feb2023Nephew who allegedly took dead uncle’s body to post office remanded in custodysuspect, Gareth Coakley, 37, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gareth Coakley
- 25 Jan2022Garda investigation latest after corpse brought into post office by two mensuspect, Gareth Coakley, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gareth Coakley
- 25 Jan2022Man who brought dead uncle into post office for pension says: 'I am not a murderer' - Extra.iesuspect, Gareth Coakley, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gareth Coakley
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