Born on Christmas Day in Pembury, Kent, in 1957 to Irish parents (his father worked in retail and his mother was an Irish dancer), he soon moved to rural Tipperary where he was immersed in an Irish culture of ceili bands and showbands.

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The court heard how between December 12, 2018 and January 20, 2019, Bullen booked another hotel stay at the Camden Arms in Pembury, Kent.

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