Clare TD Cathal Crowe ensnared in decades-long land dispute with neighbours 

One objector to the Crowe family's plan is a neighbour whose father had objected to plans by TD's parents 43 years ago

Cathal Crowe TD and Maeve Fehilly earlier this year lodged plans for a one-off house for their family at Heathmount, Cratloe, in south east Clare. File picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Plans by a Clare Fianna Fáil TD and his wife to build their dream family home have become ensnared in an intergenerational land dispute with neighbours that has lasted more than four decades.

Cathal Crowe and Maeve Fehilly earlier this year lodged plans for a one-off house for their family at Heathmount, Cratloe, in south east Clare.