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Press Coverage 2023
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Irish Sun: I thought this was my forever home but now I’m going to end up homeless in my 70s after cancer and mica hell
A CANCER-stricken granny in her 70s whose home is falling down because of mica took two jobs just so she could stand a chance of applying for the State’s crumbling block scheme. And a dad in his 60s insists homeowners need as much as €100,000 upfront just to get...
Irish Sun: LIVING IN LIMBO I’m moving my family into a caravan because our dream home is collapsing
MICA march organiser Paddy Diver and his family are preparing to move into a caravan from where they will watch the home he built crumble to the ground. It is just over a decade since they moved in to the house in idyllic Inishowen, Co Donegal on the day their...
RTE: Serious flaws in Defective Block Scheme, Mica Action Group says
Campaigners for 100% redress for homeowners affected by defective blocks in Donegal say that the Enhanced Defective Blocks Scheme first announced in November 2021, and which was published yesterday, has serious flaws. The scheme, details of which have been published...
Irish Independent: ‘Am I going to be homeless?’ – Mica wounds deepen as crisis takes heavy toll on homes and health of residents
Mary O’Regan’s life has been turned upside down by the effects of mica, as her home in Co Donegal teeters on the edge of collapse. With each passing day, the 72-year-old fears ending up homeless and paints a stark picture of the plight faced by owners like her who are...
Irish Sun: Mica campaigners fear ‘tsunami of homelessness’ as families forced to leave defective homes have ‘nowhere to go’
MICA campaigners fear a “tsunami of homelessness” as accommodation problems strikes hard-hit families who’ve had to leave their defective homes. Some 7,500 homes will benefit after the Government agreed a revised rebuilding scheme last year. Micheal Martin previously...
Irish Times: Defective concrete blocks in Donegal ‘not caused by mica’, study claims
Defective concrete blocks in homes in Co Donegal are failing because of pyrrhotite and not mica, according to a study published in leading international journal Cement and Concrete Research. There could be 2,000 legal actions, with a total value of €550 million,...