Man to defy order to demolish house

THE man at the centre of a major planning enforcement row vowed last night to defy an order to demolish his “unauthorised” holiday home.

David Galvin received an enforcement order from Cork County Council yesterday directing him to cease all work on what it says is an unauthorised structure on scenic Brow Head in West Cork, and ordering its demolition.

The house, which is almost complete, has been built on the same site as an old farmhouse located on a 20-plus acre site Mr Galvin bought last year. The headland site overlooks some of Ireland’s leading beaches.