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Donegal County Council has been unable to obtain clarification from the Housing Department on a range of issues, including the presence of Iron Sulphides in concrete blocks and the possible adverse effect they are having on homes. The uncertainty ...

06 Jun 2022 at 09:35

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No Housing Committee clarity on mica houses

Donegal County Council's Housing and Corporate Strategic Policy committee has approved the minutes of its previous meeting, at which it considered Council's controversial purchase of five mica-affected properties in Inishowen. The minutes of the ...

21 Apr 2022 at 13:23

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Donegal housing crisis now a perfect storm

The housing crisis in Donegal has forced Donegal's county councillors to demand immediate action from the Government. They say there's too much bureaucracy, red tape, no forward planning or sense of urgency, not enough being done for council ...

31 May 2022 at 09:30

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Suspended sentence for man who set fire to his mother's council house

A man has been handed down a suspended prison sentence for deliberately setting fire to a council house occupied by his mother. The judge said the defendant was happy to accept the support of the state in the form of social welfare payments ...

30 Mar 2022 at 19:27

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Stage One mica redress applications stalled

“The Council cannot process your application further at the moment.” This was the stark email received on Tuesday by applicants for Stage 1 Confirmation of Eligibility of the Donegal County Council administered Defective Concrete Blocks ...

23 Dec 2021 at 11:45

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Councillor queries delays affecting tenants purchasing their houses

A claim that Donegal County Council is delaying tenants from purchasing their houses in cases where they are over 30 years plus old was made by Cllr Patrick McGowan at the last full meeting of the council. He was informed that under ...

07 Jan 2023 at 09:36

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‘Why will it take three years to start building four council houses?’ - Cllr

Construction of four social houses on council-owned land in Laghey is listed as being due to start in 2025. Cllr Micheál Naughton (FF) questioned the lengthy delay and was assured by council staff that it was a ‘worst case scenario....

24 Dec 2022 at 11:00

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New legislation will allow older people in Donegal to purchase their council houses

New legislation is being introduced that will allow pensioners to buy their council houses. Fianna Fail Cllr Michèal Naughton welcomee new legislation, saying: "Under present regulation pensioners are not allowed to purchase their ...

12 Jan 2022 at 10:26

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One-off council houses ‘a no-brainer’ solution for rural Donegal

Councillors on the Housing Strategic Policy Committee (SPC) have said that more one-off, rural council houses would have many benefits for Donegal. Such benefites include simpler, cheaper housing and support for the ageing ...

28 Mar 2024 at 18:22

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Homeless families a reality in Donegal, municipal district meeting hears

The harsh reality of the ongoing housing crisis is that families in the Municipal District (MD) of Donegal are being forced into homelessness. That is according to a number of councillors in the MD who are calling for a ...

12 Mar 2024 at 14:57

Local News

HOUSING CRISIS: Council's housing figures for Donegal revealed

The figures for the number of homes Donegal County Council built or bought in the last 24 months and what areas of the county these are in have been revealed. The matter was raised by Cllr Gerry McMonagle at Monday's ...

18 Jul 2022 at 19:57

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Councillor calls for investigation into building halt at Raphoe estate

Independent councillor Frank McBrearty Jnr has called for an investigation into the reasons why work on a partially-built 11-house extension to a Social Housing Development at Meadow Hill, Raphoe, has stopped. He ...

08 Dec 2022 at 10:01

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