Galway woman's ‘incredibly stressful' situation as county council orders her to demolish shed housing Ukrainian family
A Galway woman has claimed the County Council is making it impossible for local people to get planning permission after it was determined that she must demolish a development used to house a Ukrainian mother and son.
Marcia Concannon, of the townland of Cor na Rón near Inverin in Connemara, says she has suffered from the 'incredibly stressful' situation for two years since the dispute with Galway County Council began.
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Galway woman's ‘incredibly stressful' situation as county council orders her to demolish shed housing Ukrainian family
Today at 04:51 A Galway woman has claimed the County Council is making it impossible for local people to get planning permission after it was determined that she must demolish a development used to house a Ukrainian mother and son. Marcia Concannon, of the townland of Cor na Rón near Inverin in Connemara, says she has suffered from the 'incredibly stressful' situation for two years since the dispute with Galway County Council began.
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