"Rose Murray expressed her devastation, stating, 'I just don't know what more they want from us. We've lost everything. All my clothes, all our belongings from the last 20 years, are currently in a container somewhere. Our home has been torn down. We've been punished enough.'"
"After initially being refused planning permission for a 283 sq m dormer on the site, the couple responded by building a home twice the size in what they admitted was a 'serious mistake.'"
"The demolition crew arrived with diggers shortly before 6am and got straight to work, reducing the house to rubble in less than a day, with only a small section of a ground-floor wall remaining."
Meath County Council demolished the Murrays' house in Bohermeen after a legal dispute. The demolition occurred swiftly, reducing the structure to rubble within a day. Rose Murray expressed feelings of persecution and loss, stating they have lost all their belongings and their home. The couple had previously built a larger home without planning permission, which they later acknowledged as a mistake. They were scheduled to appear in court facing contempt allegations for not vacating the property as ordered.
Read at Irish Independent
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