Clare parade organiser apologises to family of Carlow pensioner over 'tone deaf' float

The St Patrick’s Day parade at Kilfenora depicted dead pensioner Peader Doyle being brought to a Carlow town post office in an alleged attempt to claim his pension

Peader Doyle, 66, from Pollerton, Co Carlow, passed away on Friday, January 21, and gardaí believe the pensioner was already dead when he was taken into his nearby post office. Picture: Denis Minihane.

The organisers of a St Patrick’s Day parade have written to relatives of Carlow pensioner Peader Doyle to apologise for the "tone deaf" entry that depicted his death.

The St Patrick’s Day parade at Kilfenora was one of two parades that depicted dead pensioner Peader Doyle being brought to a Carlow town post office in an alleged attempt to claim his pension.