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# Cowboy Builders

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'It was supposed to be our dream house. It's turned into a nightmare'

This Wicklow family have battled illness and the courts, but still find themselves down €250,000.

120k

Dec 22nd 2016, 6:00 PM

Kiwi building boss in Irish 'racism' storm apologises if comments were 'misinterpreted'

Blaming poor work on contractors, he had said some may have “gone back to Ireland”.

18.0k

Aug 20th 2015, 7:45 PM

Swedish police are telling people to avoid Irish builders - because of these maggots

They say the men put the maggots in a wall.

58.8k

Apr 13th 2015, 6:02 PM