Demolition has begun of a house in Bohermeen, Navan, Co Meath, that was built 20 years ago without planning permission. He was confident of getting planning permission for reasons including he was a local and proposing to farm the land. The couple did not seek a High Court judicial review of the refusal. In 2024, the High Court granted the council’s application to strike out that case as “frivolous, vexatious and an abuse of process”. However, High Court Judge Richard Humphreys said he was leaving the orders in place.

Source: The Irish Times March 20, 2026 02:46 UTC