End of the line for unauthorised Meath house as demolition finally gets under way

The Murray’s mounted series of appeals keep the 6,220 sq ft home after ‘wilful breach’ of planning laws. Picture: Barry Cronin/The Irish Times.

The word came through at 11am — demolition had begun.

In truth, the process was a lot less dramatic than it sounds. The site of the infamous 500-plus square metre house near Tankardstown on the western border of Co Meath remained mostly unchanged, bar the hum of generators powering CCTV on the premises.