Junior Minister says he supports 100% redress for Mica
A junior minister says he supports a 100 per cent redress scheme for anyone caught up in the Mica scandal. It comes as the government faces increasing repair and rebuilding costs, with more councils set to seek funding. The local authorities in Clare, Limerick, Sligo and Tipperary are all likely…
Mica, pyrite campaigners in NW to pile on the pressure for 100% redress
Politicians throughout the north west are expected to come under increasing pressure in advance of the forthcoming budget as the campaign for 100% redress for owners of homes affected by Mica and pyrite gathers pace. It follows the weekend protest in Lifford, Co Donegal, attended by up to 2,000 people.…
Large turnout at Mica protest in Donegal
Up to 2,000 people turned up outside the offices of Donegal County Coumncil in Lifford at the weekend for a protest demanding a 100% redress scheme for the owners of houses built by Mica-affected blocks. Protesters walked from the county council headquarters to the outskirts of Lifford, where they were…
Major Mica meeting to take place today
A meeting which is being organised by the Donegal Mica 100% Redress No Less campaign group will take place later today. The meeting is being to highlight issues with the current Mica redress scheme before the Defective Blocks Working Group’s talks conclude next month. One of the issues…
Donegal MICA campaigner says ‘power of people going to be bigger than people in power’
The power of the people is going to be bigger than the people in power. That’s the message from Donegal MICA campaigner Paddy Diver as preparations continue for a major protest over the defective building blocks issue is being planned for Lifford on September 11th. The blocks with MICA have…
Sligo Councillor believes pyrite impacted homeowners need to form action group
A Sligo Councillor says homeowners in the county impacted by pyrite need to set up a working group similar to mica groups in Donegal and Mayo. Sinn Feinn’s Thomas Healy says he understands there are around 200 houses in the county impacted by pyrite and there could be more as…
Mica campaigners take concerns to European Commission
Mica redress campaigners have taken their concerns about sub-standard construction products to the European Commission. Donegal Sinn Fein TD, Padraig MacLochlainn says there’s no doubt the State failed in its responsibilities to ensure concrete blocks were manufactured safely. Campaigners say the Irish Government has failed to ensure the safety of…