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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 12:43

Elections

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 16:25

Local News

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 ...

26 Jul 2023 at 14:01

Local News

Mac Lochlainn says government 'dragging their heels' costing people up to €42,000

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has again appealed to the government to honour the commitment that they made last Autumn to make the increase in the cap for the Defective Block Grant Scheme available to all homeowners availing of the scheme ...

29 Apr 2025 at 08:31

Local News

Ward urges Minister to reconsider fixed date in Defective Concrete legislation

Deputy Charles Ward has urged the Minister for Housing to reconsider the proposed fixed date of March 29, 2024 in the upcoming Defective Concrete Amendment Bill in the Dáil today. The proposed changes, which were approved by ...

10 Jun 2025 at 19:09

Local News

Donegal County Council calls for public inquiry into Defective Concrete Crisis

Donegal County Council has passed a motion seeking an independent judicial statutory public inquiry into the defective concrete block crisis. The motion was moved by Independent Councillor Frank McBrearty, stating that the ...

27 May 2025 at 11:39

Inishowen MD

Donegal's Defective Block Homeowners must continue to pay local property tax

A proposed amendment that would exempt thousands of Defective Block Homeowners from having to pay local property tax has been voted down by the government. Donegal Sinn Féin Deputies Pearse Doherty and Pádraig Mac ...

26 Jun 2025 at 12:46

Local News

‘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 ...

22 Mar 2025 at 09:04

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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 ...

25 Jun 2025 at 16:09

Local News

Ward: ‘We’ve done our part – now it’s time for the Housing Minister to do his’

Charles Ward TD has said it’s over to the Minister for Housing following a meeting described as “encouraging” on Monday. Minister James Browne was at the County Offices in Lifford to discuss housing ...

13 May 2025 at 11:33

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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 ...

03 Jul 2025 at 15:09

Glenties MD

Gweedore support night for those affected by Defective Concrete Blocks

Donegal Local Development CLG (DLDC) is inviting residents affected by Defective Concrete Blocks (DCB) to attend a free information session aimed at offering support, guidance, and key ...

10 May 2025 at 10:41

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