
Ciaran Fitzpatrick
Reporter and Presenter at ITV News Meridian
Reporter & Presenter for @ITVMeridian • Ex @ITVCentral @ITVBorder @NBCNews • @cityjournalism alum •
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Mar 18, 2025 |
itv.com | Ciaran Fitzpatrick |Ciarán M. Fitzpatrick
A man has been found guilty of being involved with the theft of a £4.75m gold toilet from Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire. The "audacious" raid at the birthplace of Winston Churchill was carried out in the early hours of 14 September 2019. The toilet, which was created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, was a star attraction in an exhibition when it was stolen by sledgehammer-wielding thieves who smashed their way into the palace.
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Jan 16, 2025 |
itv.com | Ciaran Fitzpatrick |Ciarán M. Fitzpatrick
ITV News Meridian's reporter Ciaran Fitzpatrick meets the family who say they fear for the future following two break-ins in three monthsThe owner of a convenience store in Oxfordshire says the emotional impact of being burgled twice in three months has been devastating for his family. The SPAR in Minster Lovell, near Witney, was first targeted in September 2024. Four masked assailants forced their way in but took nothing, leaving behind broken shutters and doors.
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Oct 25, 2024 |
itv.com | Ciaran Fitzpatrick |Ciarán M. Fitzpatrick
ExplainerIt's estimated 134,500 unpaid carers have been asked to pay vast amounts of money back to the Department of Work & Pensions (DWP) because they have gone over their entitled hours when receiving Carer's Allowance. Sir Ed Davey, the Liberal Democrat leader, has called it "a scandal of huge proportions" and the secretary of state for work and pensions, Liz Kendall, has commissioned an independent review.
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Oct 25, 2024 |
itv.com | Ciaran Fitzpatrick |Ciarán M. Fitzpatrick
"I hope Labour ministers get a grip of this": Sir Ed Davey speaks to ITV News about the carer's allowance "scandal". The Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has welcomed a review into what he has called "a scandal of huge proportions" where thousands of unpaid carers are being asked to pay back large sums of money to the Department of Work & Pensions (DWP).
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Oct 25, 2024 |
itv.com | Ciaran Fitzpatrick |Ciarán M. Fitzpatrick
ITV Meridian's Ciaran Fitzpatrick has a special report looking into carer's allowance overpayments and why it's now being compared to the Post Office scandalAn unpaid carer from Kent owed £18,066 to the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) after she said she unwittingly breached Carer's Allowance rules. Elizabeth Moss from Snodland, is one of an estimated 134,500 people who have been told to pay back vast amounts of money because they have gone over their entitled hours.
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