Last month, in a Waterford courtroom, the past caught up with Catherine O’Brien. The Buttevant woman — the subject of Irish Examiner investigations for several years, including the podcast series Catherine the Fake — received a 25-month prison sentence for fraud. But this is not the end of the story. As Ann Murphy reports, a judgment ordering O’Brien to repay €300,000 to the estate of a now-deceased woman — who loaned her the money based on their friendship — has returned to focus. Ann Murphy joins the Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast today to discuss the case.

Source: Irish Examiner February 03, 2026 18:35 UTC