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“Anyone who is not affected will be thinking, 'What a great deal' but, as a pensioner who owns a mica-affected home, I feel very worried. This was the view of one Inishowen homeowner regarding the recently published Society of Chartered Surveyors ...

25 Mar 2022 at 13:46

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BREAKING: Department not told Buncrana houses had mica

It has emerged, Donegal County Council did not tell the Department of Housing, five houses it was in the process of purchasing had mica. The properties were in An Crannla estate in Buncrana. In a statement to Inish Live this afternoon, a ...

26 Feb 2022 at 17:35

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'I feel hurt we have been left behind' - The General

Storms Dudley and Eunice wreaked havoc across Ireland, which is still bearing the brunt of Storm Franklin. Social media and the airwaves have been full of the horrendous stories of families in Inishowen living in homes affected by ...

25 Feb 2022 at 13:00

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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 defective concrete blocks scheme, no invitation has ...

25 Feb 2022 at 18:40

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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 scheme. The group went to Dublin ...

26 Feb 2022 at 11:00

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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 houses in Buncrana. The ...

25 Feb 2022 at 17:27

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Elderly Inishowen couple left in mica limbo over redress

With the eagerly anticipated Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) report on construction costs for the defective concrete block scheme announced on Thursday, Inish Live spoke to a couple, aged 66 and 71 respectively,...

05 Mar 2022 at 18:00

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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 ...

18 Feb 2022 at 17:41

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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 independent ...

03 Mar 2022 at 14:04

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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 09:45

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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 ...

21 Apr 2022 at 13:20

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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 ...

07 Apr 2022 at 17:33

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