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'How could we ever afford to build a second home?' - Patrick McLaughlin

Patrick McLaughlin, Patrick McLaughlin (The General) and Josephine Kelly at the weekly redress protest in Ardaravan Square in Buncrana Redress campaigners gathered in Buncrana's Ardaravan Square, following the Mica Action Group's assertion ...

18 Feb 2022 at 18:33

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No Housing Committee clarity on mica houses

Donegal County Council's Housing and Corporate Strategic Policy committee has approved the minutes of its previous meeting, at which it considered Council's controversial purchase of five mica-affected properties in Inishowen. The minutes ...

21 Apr 2022 at 13:33

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Mica grant wait unacceptable

Donegal County Council has been requested to put staff in place in each electoral district to facilitate people associated with the council-administered Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme. The issue was raised By Cllr Martin ...

07 Apr 2022 at 18:33

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Row erupts over Taoiseach visit

Blame for the confusion around Taoiseach Micheál Martin's recent Donegal visit has been laid at the door of Donegal TD Charlie McConalogue. Speaking to the Inish Live, Michael Doherty, PRO of the Mica Action Group (MAG) ...

09 Apr 2022 at 12:33

Donegal Live

'I could not take any more'

Paddy Diver with his family at October's Redress Rally in Dublin Straight-talking 100% Redress campaigner, Paddy Diver, says he is stepping back from the group because his good name is being dragged through the mud on ...

30 Mar 2022 at 09:33

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Only seven 'mica' houses fixed fully

Only seven mica-affected houses have been fully remediated since the opening of the Donegal County Council administered redress scheme in January 2020, it has been revealed. The statistic, which emerged at a meeting ...

27 Apr 2022 at 10:33

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Council to test 1990s 'mica' houses before sales

Donegal County Council has agreed a protocol aimed at reducing the backlog of tenants wishing to buy council houses after purchases were suspended over 'mica'. As a result of the ongoing defective concrete blocks ...

28 Apr 2022 at 17:33

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SCSI hopes new report will contribute to resolution of defective block issue

The Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) hopes its Report on Construction Costs for the Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme will contribute to resolution of the defective block issue. The SCSI's ...

03 Mar 2022 at 14:33

Inish Live

Inishowen house purchase clarification needed

Former Inishowen municipal district cathaoirleach, Councillor Albert Doherty (Sinn Féin), has sought clarification from Donegal County Council regarding its controversial purchase of five mica-affected ...

25 Feb 2022 at 17:33

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Donegal victims of defective concrete blocks and aggregate lobby Oireachtas

A group of property owners affected by deleterious materials and sulphide minerals have travelled up to Dáil Éireann to lobby against Housing Minister, Darragh O'Brien's proposed enhanced redress ...

26 Feb 2022 at 15:33

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Donegal victims of defective concrete blocks and aggregate lobby Oireachtas

A group of property owners affected by deleterious materials and sulphide minerals have travelled up to Dáil Éireann to lobby against Housing Minister, Darragh O'Brien's proposed enhanced ...

26 Feb 2022 at 11:33

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Homeowner representatives excluded by Housing Minister

Despite assurances from Housing Minister, Darragh O’Brien that homeowner representatives would have a seat at the table of the expert / stakeholder groups working on the revised ...

26 Feb 2022 at 10:33

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