Arrest warrant issued for former garda over unauthorised Connemara home

The Irish Times · Dara Bradley in Derrynea, Co Galway · 2026-11-05 14:50 UTC

Brian DeCourcey (83) has defied decade-old court order to demolish steel shed converted into a home in Cleggan

A judge has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a former garda who failed to appear in a Co Galway court to answer a planning enforcement case about an unauthorised structure in Connemara that has been before the courts for a decade.

Judge Brendan O’Reilly issued the bench warrant for the arrest of 83-year-old Brian DeCourcey of Main Street, Ahascragh, Ballinasloe, who failed to appear at Derrynea District Court on Thursday.

Galway County Council took enforcement proceedings against DeCourcey, who has defied a court order to demolish a steel shed that was turned into a home overlooking a beach in Cleggan in north Connemara without planning permission.

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