Olympic sailor Annalise Murphy’s parents built jetty without permission on neighbour’s land on scenic Lough Ree

Olympian Annalise Murphy’s parents built jetty on scenic Lough Ree on neighbour’s land

Eavan Murray

The parents of Olympic silver medal winner Annalise Murphy, who built two sheds “bigger than many rural houses” without planning permission on the shoreline of scenic Lough Ree, also built a jetty on their neighbour’s property.

Con Murphy and his wife, former Irish Olympian Cathy MacAleavey, were prosecuted by Roscommon County Council at Ballaghaderreen District Court last month. The couple were fined €5,000 for failing to comply with an enforcement order to remove two sheds.