Back in 2005 a strange creature emerged out of the Irish property boom. He could be seen at regional airports all around Europe, but particularly in Britain.

You might have seen him, sweating, laden down with paperwork, Celtic away strip with unsightly wet patches under the arm, squinting up at the monitor to see just how long the Ryanair flight from Teesside is delayed.

What does he care: he has just picked up half a dozen council houses in South Shields, just outside Newcastle, for half nothing. Do you remember the movie Robocop? Robocop went around the world trying to save the place, whereas our new character - Robopaddy - flies around the world trying to buy the place.

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