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Carrigrohane Castle, the Co Cork former childhood family home of convicted fraudster Breifne O’Brien, has been put up for sale, ending more than 40 years of occupation by the O’Brien family.

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CORK-born businessman Breifne O’Brien is to face a Garda investigation over allegations that he operated a pyramid scheme that defrauded clients of millions of euro.

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