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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 meeting in Burt on Monday night ...

26 Jul 2023 at 13:58

Defective Blocks Crisis

100% Redress Party to hold information evenings after election green light

The 100% Redress Party is to hold a series of information evenings in Donegal after being registered by the Electoral Commission. The party was approved by the Electoral Commission earlier this month to contest county council, Oireachtas and ...

14 Oct 2023 at 12:41

Defective Blocks Crisis

Research sheds more light on the causes of defective blocks in Donegal homes

The latest publication of research by an Ulster University research consortium investigating the causes of the defective blocks crisis in Donegal has reaffirmed the primary cause as internal sulphate attack. The research consortium has been ...

12 Dec 2023 at 11:54

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Council warned of defective concrete blocks storm ‘tragedy’

Donegal County Council has been called upon to provide short-term accommodation where defective concrete blocks families can take shelter during winter storms. With hundreds of families facing the prospect of another winter in homes that ...

02 Jul 2024 at 17:25

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100% Redress Party could run four Inishowen candidates

The 100% Redress Party could run as many as four candidates in Inishowen in June’s local elections. The party, which was registered with the Electoral Commission last September, announced its first candidate in Inishowen on Sunday. Ali ...

19 Mar 2024 at 16:29

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MEP Mullooly to push European Commission regarding the defective blocks crisis

Midlands North-West MEP Ciaran Mullooly is pressing the European Commission to urgently advance its infringement proceedings against the Irish Government over its handling of the defective concrete blocks scandal, which has devastated ...

31 Aug 2025 at 14:33

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‘Key stakeholders’ enter discussions with defective blocks lobby group

Defective block campaigners who have been lobbying the banking and insurance sectors over issues facing homeowners say they have made a “massive step forward”. The Banking and Insurance Focus Group, which has been engaged in ...

22 Mar 2025 at 09:05

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‘Absolutely essential’ to pass defective concrete blocks laws in next fortnight

Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn told Dáil Éireann it was “absolutely essential” that legislation on the defective concrete blocks saga be passed within the next two weeks. The Sinn Fein Donegal representative questioned the ...

04 Jul 2025 at 08:00

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‘It's exhausting to live this crisis 24/7, 365 days, year-in, year-out’

Deputy Charles Ward has told the Dáil how people are looking to move on with their lives and be rid of the burden of the defective concrete crisis. However, the 100% Redress TD says the strain on homeowners and their ...

26 Jun 2025 at 08:02

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100% Redress Councillor appointed Chair of Defective Concrete Blocks Committee

Donegal County Councillor, Tomás-Seán Devine, said he was delighted to be appointed as Chair of the Defective Concrete Blocks Committee. The 100% Redress Party councillor’s appointment was welcomed by his Dáil ...

22 Jul 2025 at 06:24

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Downgraded defective concrete homeowners escalate decisions to the EU Commission

A group of 86 defective block homeowners, who have had their government-approved engineer's recommendation for remediation overturned by The Housing Agency, have escalated their case to The EU Commission. ...

20 Sept 2025 at 14:49

Local News

Ward to bring Dáil motion demanding accountability on defective concrete scandal

Deputy Charles Ward will bring a “landmark” motion exposing State failures, broken promises, and the abandonment of thousands of families to crumbling homes, to the Dáil next Wednesday. Deputy Ward has ...

11 Oct 2025 at 08:04

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