The Indo Daily: Demolition Deadline – Meath family’s 20-year battle to save their home

A Meath couple have lost their most recent battle to stop their house from being demolished.

Rose and Chris Murray built their home in Bohermeen, near Navan, Co Meath, in 2007 without planning permission.

What followed was a near 20-year legal saga with Meath County Council, as the couple exhausted every avenue to keep their unauthorised home.

Over the years, the council refused five retention applications for the house, which included a proposal by the couple to partially demolish some of it.

Both the High Court and Supreme Court also ultimately ruled against the couple, ordering the entire house to be demolished.

This week the family were dealt a major blow when they were refused retention by An

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