Mica protests staged to highlight the plight of impacted home owners
Homeowners impacted by Mica and Pyrite reiterated their calls at protests over the weekend in Donegal and Mayo for 100% cent of damage caused to their homes to be covered by a national redress fund. Thousands of people took to the streets of Ballina, Letterkenny and Buncrana on Saturday…
Some community based health services continuing to operate
Some community based health services are operating while others remain cancelled around the region following the ransomware cyberattack on the HSE’s computer network. All Donegal community diagnostics such as X-ray are cancelled until further notice. People are advised to call ahead to confirm if your child’s audiology appointment is going…
Andrew McGinley: My children would be alive if I was consulted in my wife’s care
The Donegal father of three children killed by their mother, who has been found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity, believes they would be alive today if he been consulted by the medical team handling his wife’s care. Andrew McGinley is calling for an urgent review of…
168 premises without power in Sligo and Donegal
168 premises in the north west are without power this afternoon. 55 are affected around Lavagh in Co. Sligo with a further 113 in and around Ballintra in Donegal. Electricity is expected to be restored in both areas by 5pm this evening.
Many strugling to cope with closure of day centres
Sage Advocacy are calling on the Government to deliver a road map for the re-opening of adult day centres across the North West. They say these centres play a vital role in enabling many older people to remain at home and access social and health services in their own…
Quarries should contribute to Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme.
A Sligo Councillor has called for the quarries responsible for selling defective blocks which has led to problems with Mica and Pyrite to be held responsible for a percentage of the costs accumulated to repair the damage. A national scheme aimed at covering the remedial costs covers 90% of…
Mica Protests planned for next weekend
Concerns in relation to the defective blocks crisis in the North West will be highlighted at a number of protests next weekend. The presence of Mica and Pyrite in building blocks can cause cracking as well as crumbling. The issue has been a concern for some time in Donegal…