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Catherine The Fake

Catherine The Fake

Written by: Irish Examiner
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From florist to fraudster, leaving a trail of destruction from North Cork, to Waterford, to Clare, to Wexford and through the midlands ... learn how mistress of re-invention, Catherine O'Brien, scammed her way around rural Ireland.

An investigate podcast series by Irish Examiner Journalist Ann Murphy

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Irish Examiner Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Catherine The Fake - Part Six

    Catherine The Fake - Part Six
    Dec 28 2022
    How Catherine O'Brien convinced a desperate property owner she was in the pay of a Emirati prince who could solve their money worries.

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    22 mins
  • Catherine The Fake - Part Five

    Catherine The Fake - Part Five
    Dec 26 2022
    Fraudster Catherine O’Brien brought one of her marks to an audience with Pope Benedict in Rome, and convinced desperate property owners she was in the pay of an Emirati prince who could solve their money worries.

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    24 mins
  • Catherine The Fake -Q&A

    Catherine The Fake -Q&A
    Dec 22 2022
    Florist turned fraudster, Catherine O'Brien, has left a trail of destruction in her wake. And now she is being hunted by Gardaí. Irish Examiner journalist, Ann Murphy, has been working on this story for many months now. Listeners to the podcasts have come back with a lot of questions about how we came across this story, how we investigated it, and some of the details that haven't been published in the podcasts to date. This Q&A with Ann Murphy and Irish Examiner news editor, Deirdre O'Shaughnessy, answers your questions.

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    27 mins
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