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Defective block scheme families struggle for help yet council staff are available for planning meetings claims councillor

How was Donegal County Council able to provide staff to deal with planning queries by phone or in person at clinics yet help for families struggling to deal with mica and defective block schemes was not available? The question was raised at the last ...

30 Sept 2022 at 12:09

Local News

Donegal to host international conference on defective blocks

Donegal is to host an international conference on mica and defective blocks which will look at the causes of the issue and the impacts on affected communities Atlantic Technological University (ATU) and Ulster University (UU) will host the ...

19 Sept 2022 at 12:23

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Focus group urges banks to help Mica homeowners to avoid mortgage defaults

Thousands of homeowners in Donegal affected by defective blocks are at risk of defaulting on their mortgages unless banks offer tailored assistance. The Banks and Insurance Focus Group, formed in Donegal as part of the Redress Focus ...

09 May 2023 at 12:11

Defective Blocks Crisis

Some 40% of defective blocks homeowners face rebuild costs over €420,000 cap

The housing minister has been warned that 40% of defective blocks homeowners in Donegal face construction costs to rebuild their homes that will come in above the proposed cap of €420,000 in the enhanced redress scheme. Defective ...

11 May 2023 at 13:27

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Newly appointed defective concrete block facilitator for Inishowen

Inishowen’s newly appointed Defective Concrete Blocks (DCB) Facilitator plans to hold weekly clinics across the peninsula to reach out to the community members who are in the process of applying for the redress scheme. Michelle ...

20 Mar 2023 at 14:06

Local News

Government urged to take defective blocks research seriously

The Mica Action Group is demanding that newly published research that has found that the mineral pyrrhotite and not mica is the cause of the defective blocks crisis in the county be factored into the remediation solutions for ...

23 Mar 2023 at 10:10

Local News

Cassidy’s agree to allow sampling of rock at Buncrana quarry

The Inishowen quarry at the centre of the defective blocks crisis, has agreed to a High Court direction to allow sampling of rock at their facility. Over 1,400 affected homeowners are suing the block suppliers, Donegal ...

13 Mar 2023 at 15:19

Defective Blocks Crisis

Defective blocks campaigners urge Darragh O’Brien to attend public meeting

Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien has been urged to attend a public meeting in Donegal with the owners of homes affected by defective blocks. The Mica Action Group has written to the minister following an information ...

26 Jul 2023 at 13:58

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Mica campaigners ask for urgent action on vulnerable homeowners

The Mica Action Group is putting pressure on Donegal County Council to provide special support for vulnerable homeowners dealing with defective concrete blocks. The group has raised the issue with the council in ...

08 Feb 2023 at 11:00

Defective Blocks Crisis

Councillors address Oireachtas members following protest over defective blocks

Donegal county councillors have addressed TDs and senators in Leinster House following a cross-party demonstration over the defective blocks crisis. The cross-party protest on Tuesday was organised by the Mica ...

21 Feb 2023 at 17:32

Local News

Permission refused for Gleneely quarry

Planning permission has been refused for a quarry in Inishowen after 36 objectors, including some mica-affected homeowners, raised concerns. Donegal County Council this week declined to grant permission for ...

22 Apr 2023 at 11:58

Crime & Court

Date set for Cassidy Brothers planning hearing

A hearing date has been set for a case involving a Donegal company that is at the centre of the defective blocks scandal. Donegal County Council has issued legal proceedings against Cassidy Brothers ...

23 May 2023 at 15:22

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