Maybe the real reason why nobody spoke out was the fact that the guy flattening the house was Tory’s biggest employer. The hotel Óstan Thóraigh has been at the centre of island life since the late 1800s. The hotel and general store was supplying everything from salted fish to marine chandlery to the island.

The hotel is actually for sale currently, for €400,000. It didn't survive Covid. See https://www.irishpost.com/news/irelands-stunning-tory-island...