Urgent clarification sought as Council accused of secretly altering defective concrete block applications


Sinn Féin has called for urgent clarification following allegations that Donegal County Council “secretly altered” more than 20 defective concrete block remediation applications. The claims were published this morning by the website The Ditch, sparking concerns about the integrity of the process designed to assist homeowners affected by defective concrete blocks. The allegations suggest that […]


Experts say thousands more homes should be tested for defective blocks


By Kate Heaney SCIENTISTS specialising in the analysis of concrete, mortar and render to identify degradation factors as well as the examination of rock, aggregate, building stone and slate have called for every house built in Donegal between 1990 and 2020 to be tested for defective materials. Dr Christopher Brough and his colleagues at Petrolab […]