Woman wins bid to retain family home

A woman has won her battle to save her family home of 14 years after a judge ruled that the property should not be demolished.

Katie Fortune, who resides on a chalet located on lands at Carrigeenshinnagh, Lough Dan, Roundwood, Co Wicklow, had asked the High Court to overturn a decision of Wicklow Circuit Court requiring that the structure be demolished or removed.

Ms Fortune has lived on the site since 1999 with her two children. Wicklow County Council argued the structure lacked planning permission and was an unauthorised development and should be demolished.