Sinn Féin TD Cronin claims planning issue around €1m house was settled in court

Sinn Féin TD Reada Cronin and her husband built a €1m home without full planning permission, and then sought help from a sitting minister to be allowed keep it.

Despite not having valid planning permission, the couple continued building the house in 2002, although Kildare County Council had initiated enforcement proceedings against them. Indeed, Ms Cronin and her husband, Donal Quinn, wanted to add further unauthorised outbuildings, such as a block of stables.