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A REMOTE estate in the Scottish Highlands with gorgeous beaches and beautiful blue water is offering a job to a couple that comes with a huge salary and free accommodation.

Sutherland is located along the NC500, bordering Caithness to the east, Ross-shire to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west.

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And it is home to a “very remote” estate that is developing its hospitality business as part of huge expansion plans.

As a result, it is now looking for two people to join the team and work closely with the kitchen and housekeeping staff.

The two full-time jobs include Front and Back-of-house roles which come with a salary of £60,000.

And as an added bonus, it also comes with a furnished two-bedroom apartment which is located within the grounds at the back of the main property.

The accommodations council tax is included in the package as well as all of its utilities.

It even comes with a car that can be used for work purposes.

There are many benefits to this role, living and working in a stunning location with excellent furnished accommodation

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The couple will be expected to operate the hospitality side of the estate and build the firm’s reputation with guests.

Responsibilities include running the day-to-day aspect of the property and guest services as well as property maintenance.

They will also be required to solve day-to-day problems, host a wide range of guests, and cater for everything “from easy-going nature lovers to wealthy and demanding individuals”.

Those interested in the job have to have strong communication skills as well as a passion for hospitality and incredible attention to detail.

Applicants must also be ambitious, keen to achieve the highest levels of service, and have an aptitude for nature.

It is also important that those interested have a basic understanding of service levels and styles.

The roles are being advertised through Greycoat Lumleys which states that the start date is “ASAP”, or March/April time at the latest.

The job ad reads: “Greycoat Lumley’s client are seeking a Couple for their Estate in Sutherland, Scotland. 

“The Estate is rapidly developing its hospitality business and are looking for a Couple who can help them to grow further and to build their reputation with guests. 

This reserve is setting very high standards in hospitality and somewhere a professional will feel proud to be part of

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“There are other members of the team including, Chef and Kitchen staff, an Operations Manager, rangers and two local Housekeepers. 

“If you join the team, you will be joining a team which is as passionate about conservation and the Scottish landscapes, as it is about hospitality.”

It adds: “Between them, the couple should be able to operate the hospitality side of the estate on their own when the Operations Manager is away and work closely with the estate, kitchen and housekeeping teams.

“Peak time for the estate is May to October each year.  There are quiet times of the year where the Couple can take a holiday and complete tasks that aren’t possible when there are guests.

“Our client is looking for business acumen and awareness, good communication skills, attention to detail, passion for food and all things hospitality, understanding of service levels and styles, flair for nature and ambition to achieve the highest levels of service possible.

“There are many benefits to this role, living and working in a stunning location with excellent furnished accommodation. 

“This reserve is setting very high standards in hospitality and somewhere a professional will feel proud to be part of.”

Sutherland is a popular destination along the busy North Coast 500 route that is home to some incredible beaches and gorgeous scenery.

Stunning Sango Sands is an ideal stop-off for those driving along the iconic route, with many visitors coming from the campsite that sits directly above the beach.

It is a small perfectly formed bay of soft golden sand, glistening with pink tinges, which comes from ancient Torridonian Sandstone.

The golden sands are divided into three smaller coves by a series of rocky outcrops, stacks and skerries and backed by the dramatic cliffs of Creag Thairbhe, making it one of the most spectacular beaches in the UK.

The rocks have been sculpted over millions of years by the waves of gorgeous turquoise waters which hit the sandy shores.

There’s a good chance you could even have the beach to yourself and if you’re lucky you can spot not just bottle-nosed dolphins but whales, seals and porpoise too.

One Tripadviser user said: “The white sands are equal if not nicer to the Caribbean. If you get the weather there is nowhere better to be.”

Another raved: “You’d be forgiven for mistaking Sango Bay for somewhere totally tropical! The beaches are pristine. The crystal clear blue waters, the amazing rock outcrops and cliffs, and of course the Highland fresh air – no better place to escape.”

One reviewer said: “The rocks poking through the sand remind me of the beaches in the Seychelles or the Caribbean. Paradise.”

While this one said: “Sango beach could have been the backdrop for the movie Pirates of the Caribbean.”

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FORMER Miss Universe ­Ireland Aishah Akorede thinks she could be losing out on public votes in Dancing With The Stars — because some people have trouble spelling her name.

Despite high scores from the judges, the 25-year-old has ended up in two consecutive dance-offs on the RTE show due to a low public vote.

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But Aishah told The Irish Sun: “My uncle has been spelling my name wrong every week when he was ­voting for me so I can only imagine what the rest of the public are doing to me!”

However Aishah — which means ‘alive and well’ in Arabic — believes experiencing tie-break dances with Joanna Donnelly and then Yasmin Seky might be to her and dance partner Robert Rowinski’s benefit now the competition is hotting up.

She said: “We’re hoping we’re not in a dance-off again but if we are it won’t phase us as we’re the only couple in the competition now who have done a dance-off.”

‘I’VE WORKED HARD’

Aishah revealed herself and pro Robert were so convinced they were heading for the bottom two on a previous show, they rehearsed their dance steps towards the end.

She told us: “As the judges were doing their interviews, Robert and I were backstage practicing, because we wanted to make sure we did our best. You don’t want to go out of this competition in bad form.

“I’ve worked hard to do it even better the second time.”

The Kildare woman admits her biggest wish on each show is to hear her name being read out as going through to the next week — but she doesn’t dread the dance-offs anymore.

Aishah said: “You’re always hoping your name will be called out as you stand there with the other dancers. But if it isn’t, that’s fine. I’ve done the dance-off twice and they’ve gotten easier.

“Doing the first dance-off really threw me but on the second dance you could see me smiling.”

Aishah has been battling sickle cell disease since birth — and needed the permission of her ­doctors to enter the dance show.

She said: “I’ve had a lot of people with health conditions contacting me to say they feel comfortable now to follow their dreams after seeing how much I push myself on DWTS.

“The fact that I’m impacting ­people makes me feel I am supposed to be here on this show.”

However, some viewers aren’t so sure TV chef Kevin Dundon still deserves to be on DWTS.

DWTS COMPLAINTS

RTE’s Liveline erupted last Monday with callers livid that the 58-year-old hadn’t yet ended up in a dance-off.

But Aishah stuck up for him, telling us: “Kevin is the oldest dancer in the competition. I see how hard he works.

“For me as someone who has sickle cell, I have to work really hard to make sure I’m on the same level as the young people in the competition. And if you saw how hard Kevin was working, I don’t think anyone would have anything to say about him being in the competition.”

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Aishah, who has Nigerian roots, said she is hoping her high-profile routines might encourage people from minorities across Ireland.

She said: “Growing up I never saw people like me in the places where I really wanted to be so I’m glad I get to be someone that people can look up to.

“I have had lots of young black people contacting me saying thank-you for opening the doors but there were people who were opening doors before me like Jordan Conroy, Erica Cody and Katja Mia.”

Tomorrow night is Orchestra Night on Dancing With The Stars, with the RTE Concert Orchestra playing live in the studio as the remaining seven couples dance their routines.

Aishah will dance an American Smooth to Vanessa Carlton’s A Thousand Miles with Robert.

• The show airs on RTE One at 6.30pm.

COPS used CCTV footage to confirm another kid pretended to be missing Kyran Durnin.

The boy, who would be eight if he was still alive, was last seen in June 2022.

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A missing person’s investigation was launched in August 2024 before being upgraded to a murder probe.

Gardai believe schoolboy Kyran, from Drogheda, Co Louth, was killed more than two years ago and his body hidden.

We can reveal detectives twigged he was probably dead after trawling CCTV going back to June 2022 and finding footage of a child who claimed to be Kyran at meetings with officials.

They also discovered footage of Kyran in June 2022, when he was six, and were able to confirm they were different children.

Officers have now spoken to dozens of people including the boy’s grandmother, who reported Kyran missing at Drogheda Garda Station on August 28, 2024.

But a senior Garda source said the investigation has been made severely complicated because of the 30-month time gap involved.

They said: “It is very difficult trying to jog people’s memories going back two-and-a-half years and asking them if they recall seeing this little fella on the streets or around the place.

“Many people don’t remember where they were or what they did two weeks ago, nevermind a year or two ago.

“If the child vanished in the last six months, the case would be far easier to crack.”

So far two suspects have been arrested and released without charge, including father-of-two Anthony Maguire who took his own life days after being freed.

Maguire, who was a suspect in the case and had been questioned by gardai, took his own life at his home in Drogheda last year.

Maguire’s phone and notes found at the house after his death last December have been examined by gardai.

Cops suspected Maguire was part of a plan to try and con social workers by bringing a decoy child in Kyran’s place to a meeting.

‘INVESTIGATION CARRIES ON’

Previously, Garda Commissioner Drew Harris told the Irish Sun: “The investigation carries on and I am being kept abreast of developments. The investigation carries on.

“Obviously then we will get to a point of conclusion and it will go then to the DPP but that is still some way off.”

Last year, An Garda Siochana published new pictures of Kyran as they called on anyone who may have information relating to his disappearance to get in touch with them.

TIMELINE CHANGE

Detectives believe that the boy was killed in June 2022, a month later than they previously thought.

He has not been seen in public since then.

It is understood that two women who were told the child was missing before the gardai knew about it have contacted officers and made detailed statements.

They are among a long list of crucial witnesses who are now coming forward to help cops with their inquiries.

Gardai are also trying to narrow down a list of sites where they think Kyran could be buried.

A PLAN to increase compensation payouts will close businesses, a Senator has warned.

The Judicial Council’s larger payouts for injury awards is being looked at by the Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan.

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This is despite the impact it could have on firms already wrestling high running costs.

Fine Gael Senator Linda Nelson Murray, who runs Huckleberry Den play centre in Navan, Co Meath, says larger payouts will force some companies to close and is urging the Minister not to bite.

The Senator predicts that raising the level of payouts by the recommended 16.7 per cent will result in premiums rising for employers — and could force some to close their firms down altogether.

Cllr Nelson Murray said: “There is a proposal on a Minister’s desk to raise the injury awards which I have no doubt will further increase premiums — which could result in the loss of jobs and businesses closing.

“This isn’t an idle threat. It’s a real example as we saw so many businesses close — particularly in the leisure sector — only a few years ago.

“These increases could also reduce the volume of cases settled at the Injuries Resolution Board, which will lead to substantial increases in litigation expenses.

“The previous government did so much on the programme for insurance reform.

“It would be wrong to see all that work unfold, which will happen if these awards go ahead.”

While the Programme for Government commits to driving down insurance costs for households, drivers and firms, Cllr Nelson Murray believes that taking up this recommendation from the Judicial Council will do the exact opposite.

She added: “I am asking the Minister to meet with and listen to policy holders, as these are the people who will ultimately pay the price.

“Right now, businesses are faced with a myriad of increased costs and we can’t add more fuel to the fire by doing something that will drive premiums up.

“I fully support anyone who has suffered a severe injury being fully compensated and taken care of.

“But we need to examine the lower end of the market — the smaller claims.”

HER global chart-topping podcast, Scamanda, has been turned into a deliciously watchable TV series for true crime lovers to binge-watch.

The four-part docuseries is a passion project for journalist Charlie Webster, 42, who wanted to bring jailed cancer faker Amanda Riley’s story to life for a new audience free from constraints of an audio format.

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Though she’d already made acclaimed podcasts like Surviving El Chapo and Died and Survived, she didn’t predict the phenomenon her Scamanda project would become when it was named the most popular podcast globally in 2023.

The pinch me moment was a long way from her humble beginnings growing up in the north of England and a life marked by harrowing incidents of childhood abuse as well as a near-death experience after contracting malaria during a charity cycle ride in Brazil in 2016.

In an exclusive interview with The Sun, Charlie said: “Sometimes I don’t even know where to laugh or cry, or think I’m the unluckiest person or the luckiest person in the world.

“Because sometimes I feel like, what the f**k, give me a break. Like, I’ve just been going through horrific IVF and none of it’s worked.

“I had a miscarriage earlier last year, I nearly died eight years ago. It’s like give me a break. But then sometimes I’m like, well, I’m still here.

“I’m speaking to you. And I’ve made a global phenomenon, which is my work. And that’s incredible, right?

“I’ve worked my ass off. I come from absolutely nothing. I don’t come from like, middle ground. I come from absolutely nothing.”

Later this year, Amanda Riley will be a free woman three years into her five year sentence for pleading guilty to wire fraud.

The mum-of-two conned people into believing she had Hodgkin’s Lymphoma via a highly-detailed and believable online blog which she used to aggressively fundraise, pulling in over $105,000 in donations over a seven year period.

A driving factor behind Charlie’s podcast was to examine betrayals and female friendships, which she feels aren’t explored enough.

Scamanda shows Amanda to be a pillar of her local church and community, and gradually reveals how her unethical plot was finally rumbled by the authorities after a whistleblower, now known to be Amanda’s former friend Lisa Berry, contacted investigative journalist Nancy Moscatiello who was looking to expose fraudulent activity.

Lisa was burned by Amanda years previously when she claimed to have terminal cancer, which her friend eventually found to be a lie prompting her to cut Amanda out of her life.

When she stumbled across Amanda’s cancer blog years later, alarm bells immediately rang and she raised the alarm.

Rather than paint Amanda as the monster some believe her to be, Charlie was keen to be non-judgmental and let viewers make up their minds.

Since being jailed, it has come to light that Amanda could have Munchhausen’s disease, a personality disorder where the sufferer craves attention through feigning illness, which, if the case, would make her actions less black and white than perhaps it might previously have been.

Charlie said: “One of the things I was intrigued with is like, is she a monster? Is she like a sociopath? Is she somebody that’s like very mentally, psychologically ill? Or is she aware of what she’s done? And she does she understand it?

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“So from my perspective, having spent a lot of time with her, and I’m the only person that has spent that time with her, and I’m the only person other than her mum and her husband that she’s spoken to. And to me, she is aware what she’s done.

“She is sorry. And she takes responsibility for it. And she said to me that she’s every day, regrets what she’s done is and is ashamed of herself and can’t believe what she’s done.”

Amanda turned down Charlie’s request to take part in the series, however, she does feature in documentary footage made by an unnamed person prior to her arrest.

Though she isn’t actively involved in the series, Charlie believes Amanda will eventually want to share her side of the story.

She said: “I think she feels like she probably wants a voice. But also is concerned people won’t believe her.

“I think from her perspective, she’s not a monster but people think she is.”

Amanda’s story might still be creating a buzz two years on from its initial media frenzy, but Charlie is already working on a new project due for release later in the year and is also open to the possibility of a film being made about her own life.

Last year she released a book, Why It’s OK to Talk About Trauma, which delves into her own story and explores the mental, emotional and physical elements of trauma.

She decided on that direction over a memoir because she felt it would be more helpful to others, but now it is out in the world she is open to telling her story in more conventional terms.

Among the key moments would undoubtedly be her brush with death when she contracted malaria on a 3,000 mile cycle ride across Brazil in 2016.

During the terrifying ordeal her vital organs collapsed and she even recalled having conversations with Death as her life hung in the balance.

“A few people in the industry have commented about it,” said Charlie. “And maybe it is something that I will write up and then pursue.

“I’d love to do something like a film, because honestly, even if I just think about what happened to me in Rio, it’s kind of surreal sometimes.

“Honest to God, it’d be like a hopeful, inspirational film, with probably a bit of dark comedy.”

Watch Scamanda on Disney+ from 21st February in the UK.

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GRANNY flats can help fix the housing disaster, with builders insisting: “These are not just beds in sheds.”

Lee Ryan is putting up “turn-key” modular homes for €70,000 in just six to eight weeks and says they are built to the exact same standard as a regular house.

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Over 400,000 adults aged between 18 and 34 are currently living at home with their parents.

Now the Government is considering allowing the building of outhouses of 40sq m or less without planning to ease the crush.

GrannyFlat.ie chief Lee told us: “It’s really, really busy. It’s great. We’re getting inquiries all the time because it’s a need, it’s a big need.

“And people are definitely looking for something that’s built correctly.

“You think it can’t get any busier and it does.”

If approved, new legislation would mean homeowners could see a boom in back garden dwellings.

Ms Ryan said: “I’ve been working with different people proposing these to the Government for the past two years.”

As the Department of Housing considers the proposal, some government members have already paid a visit to Lee’s builds.

Lee said: “They want to know about costings and fire regs and all this kind of stuff.

“Anything that I’m listening to on the radio and the news at the moment, they see a value in it. It’s certainly not the solution. We need more houses, that’s without a doubt.

“But it could be part of the solution and that’s how I see it.”

Minister of State at the Department of Housing, John Cummins, confirmed that officials are finalising a policy paper on the matter.

Lee said: “I think if they do relax the planning laws, it will be really beneficial. Because at the moment people are building them regardless, without any thought.

“So if they do relax them at least, there will be probably guidelines about size. That’s only going to be a positive thing.”

‘RELAXATION SPACE’

The Irish Sun visited one of Lee’s stand-alone builds in Dublin currently used as a “relaxation space”.

The small unit boasted a sleek interior, fully fitted kitchen, bedroom and a toilet.

The Leixlip-based builder told how all her builds have flat roofs to avoid any eyesores.

She said: “All the units that I would build, they’re all flat roofs as well. That’s really important.

“So when you come into the garden, it’s not overwhelming.

“So the design phase has to be mindful of what you’re actually doing. It’s not just putting a house into a back garden.”

‘CERTAINLY GOING TO RELIEVE’

She added: “People are nervous about beds and sheds. This is certainly not a bed in a shed.

“I’ve seen other places where there actually is a shed and people live in it.

“So we want to get rid of all that. Because if it’s unlegislated, then people are doing what they want.”

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The former graphic designer first built her own unit in her back garden which led to the launch of GrannyFlat.ie. Six years on, her business is thriving, creating these “small spaces with huge potential”.

Her “turn-key” builds include a kitchen, bathroom, flooring, windows and the doors.

If the legislation is passed, Lee said it would be a great option to help young couples “leave the nest”.

HOME HELP

She said: “It’s a great platform to have your first little place together. Save some money and then buy a house.”

As numerous enquiries flow in, Lee has been contacted by many people who are struggling.

Hopeful renters frequently appear on their sites. Lee said: “When we’re building, we always get people knocking at the door going ‘are you going to rent it?’”

The Dublin native continued: “It’s not the solution but it’s certainly going to relieve it.

“I think if they do relax the planning laws, it will be really beneficial. Because at the moment people are building them regardless, without any thought.”

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Lee stressed her flats are “built to the same standard as a house”.

She said: “We would dig it all down, connect the sewerage lines, so it’s quite time-consuming. So these take typically about eight to nine weeks to build.”

Her new builds are all A graded with insulation in the walls, in the ground, in the ceiling.

Minister Marian Harkin said easing restrictions could “empower some families to start addressing their own housing challenges”.

She said: “We must make housing more accessible, and this is just one of several measures under government consideration.”

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DERRY CITY and Bohemians both had their managers sent-off following a chaotic incident in their Premier Division clash.

The Candystripes kept all three points at the Brandywell as Michael Duffy’s stunning free-kick sealed a 1-0 win over the Gypsies.

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There was controversy just after the tenth minute when a confrontation on the sideline led to both managers being shown red cards.

It started when Bohemians were given a throw-in and Derry’s Shane Ferguson tried to prod the ball away, preventing Alan Reynolds from picking it up.

This led to both men coming together which, in turn, led to both sets of players and management getting involved in the row.

When it was quashed by the referee, both Reynolds and Derry counterpart Tiernan Lynch were given their marching orders while Ferguson was booked for his involvement.

Friday night’s result represented a major come down for the Gypsies, who had started their League of Ireland campaign with a sensational win over Shamrock Rovers at the Aviva Stadium.

And assistant coach Stephen O’Donnell lamented their poor start to the contest.

He told LOITV: “We expected a tough game.

“We knew Derry, after losing last week, would come out of the traps and conditions led itself to a scrappy game.

“We didn’t start the game well.

“We gave Derry a leg up in the sense of going 1-0 up and having something to hold onto.

“Second-half, obviously us playing with the elements.

“Got a bit of a foothold but, again, didn’t feel we were clean enough in or out of possession to have long spells of dominance and we would be disappointed with that.”

The sideline row was one of the biggest talking points from the game, and O’Donnell believes a mountain was made out of a molehill.

He added: “I am not sure what happened.

“There was a little schmozz. Probably more made of it than it should have.

“You see them things with the technical areas being so close to each other here.

“Sometimes it lends itself to that and obviously the crowd is on top of you which is good for an atmosphere point of view but I think there was very little in it.

“Obviously the ref felt he had to take action and send off both managers.”