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Ward defeated in Dáil on motion to reform Defective Concrete Redress Scheme

A motion tabled in the Dáil by Deputy Charles Ward to reform the Defective Concrete Redress Scheme was defeated by the government. The motion was shaped by the lived experiences of homeowners from Donegal, Mayo, Clare, Limerick and beyond. Minister ...

16 Oct 2025 at 12:30

Inishowen MD

Buncrana defective blocks homeowners who face flood risk want to be relocated

Defective blocks homeowners in a Buncrana housing estate which was hit by flooding in 2017 are asking to be relocated rather than rebuild their houses on a floodplain. Residents in Elm Park are holding a meeting next week calling for relocation of ...

03 Mar 2025 at 14:56

Arts & Entertainment

Donegal defective blocks crisis movie wins Best International Film in Worcester

A film about the defective blocks crisis - with a Donegal director and scenes shot in the county - was named as Best International Film at the Worcester International Film Festival. Galar is based on the real-life events of homeowners in Donegal, ...

29 Sept 2025 at 09:00

Local News

Webinar launched on Enhanced Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme

A new Donegal County Council webinar designed to assist homeowners, Competent Building Professionals, and contractors with submitting payment claims under the Enhanced Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme has been launched. The webinar ...

19 Dec 2025 at 07:56

Local News

100% Redress Party pledges to ‘continue the fight’ after the Mica Action Group winds up

The 100% Redress Party has said it will “continue the fight for homeowners” after the Mica Action Group (Mag) announced it is winding up operations after more than a decade of campaigning for families affected by defective concrete ...

14 Aug 2025 at 10:28

Politics

European Commissioner to visit Donegal to see defective concrete blocks devastation

Midlands North-West MEP Ciaran Mullooly has confirmed that European Commissioner Stéphane Séjourné will visit Ireland early next year to see at first-hand the devastation caused by the defective concrete blocks scandal in several ...

22 Oct 2025 at 11:43

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 ...

19 Mar 2024 at 16:25

Local News

Calls for housing in Donegal to be ‘assigned special status’

A call has been made to declare a housing emergency due to the lack of available housing and the ongoing mica crisis. Denis McGee of the 100% Redress Party stated that “the government must acknowledge the fact that, though ...

23 Jul 2025 at 10:29

Inishowen MD

Housing Agency’s new refusal method leaves homeowners in crisis – warns Redress TD

Donegal TD Charles Ward is warning of “systemic failures, unethical engineering decisions, and the urgent need for proactive intervention” in terms of defective concrete redress measures. The 100% Redress Party Deputy has ...

15 Jan 2026 at 13:50

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Public consultation on IS 465, defective blocks protocol, extended until 11 July

The National Standards Authority of Ireland has announced a six-week extension to the public consultation period for the revised IS 465 standard, following formal requests from Coleman Legal, a law firm representing mica ...

05 Jun 2025 at 13:40

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

Inishowen MD

Households across Donegal urged to take part in new energy consumption survey

Cllr Joy Beard has called on households across Donegal to take part in a data-gathering exercise to compare energy consumption between homes affected by defective concrete blocks and homes that are not affected. ...

04 Feb 2026 at 15:10

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