Inside lavish funeral of 'extremely violent' Irish gangster who was buried in gold coffin with cocaine tributes taunting police after he was killed in car crash By Taryn Pedler and Emily Jane Davies Published: 14:19 EDT, 29 May 2024 | Updated: 22:35 EDT, 29 May 2024 e-mail 26 shares 254 View comments Pictures show the lavish funeral of an 'extremely violent' Irish gangster who was buried in a gold coffin alongside cocaine tributes taunting police after he died in a car crash. Stephen O'Reilly, a father-of-one, was pronounced dead at the scene in Edenderry, County Offaly, on Monday, May 20. O'Reilly - who was in his 30s and from Athlone, County Westmeath - held convictions for burglaries and serious offences, and was regarded as a violent and dangerous criminal, according to BelfastLive.
But he was also described as having a 'heart of gold' by mourners - hence the extravagant colour of the coffin, which was carried by six men and a woman to Tina Turner's 'Simply the Best'. Photos from the funeral show printed pictures of tattooed O'Reilly topless and flexing with the words: 'The real Pablo. The one and only Gangster Reilly.
' One bizarre display mounted on a golden plaque and outlined with white paper flowers depicted a container full of cocaine with the words 'no comment' beneath. Stephen O'Reilly was pronounced dead following a car crash in Edenderry, County Offaly on May 20 Photos from the funeral show printed pictures of tattooed O'Reilly topless and flexing with the words:.
