Catherine the Fake podcast: The story of florist turned fraudster Catherine O’Brien

Slippery as an eel, florist turned fraudster Catherine O’Brien has left a trail of destruction across the country — and is being hunted by the gardaí. Ann Murphy investigates the case in a new Irish Examiner podcast series
Catherine the Fake podcast: The story of florist turned fraudster Catherine O’Brien
Thu, 20 Jul, 2023 - 17:53
Ann Murphy

Episode 1 — A mistress of reinvention

There is nothing ordinary about Catherine O’Brien, a woman described by neighbours in Dungarvan as someone who kept herself to herself. 

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