By Sabrina Sweeney This time last year, the people of Donegal sent a clear and powerful message in the local election: voters were no longer content to be overlooked. The rise of the 100% Redress Party, alongside strong support for candidates who campaigned on housing, disability rights and rural investment, showed just how deeply people […]
‘Only time will tell’ if Minister can deliver for Donegal homes
By Paul McElwee A Donegal councillor has said that ‘only time will tell’ if the newly-appointed Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne TD is the man to deliver on the defective block crisis engulfing Donegal. Cllr Ali Farren of the 100% Redress Party was speaking following Minister Browne’s visit to the county […]
Tireless 100% redress campaigner shares final moments in his home
By Louise Doyle TIRELESS 100 per cent redress campaigner Paddy Diver has shared the last moments in his family home in a poignant post online. In a video he posted on social media this week, Mr Diver took viewers on a tour of the rooms in his family home, which he has been been forced to close […]
Standing ovation for Paddy Diver
by Louise Doyle HUNDREDS of people took to their feet in a rousing standing ovation on Monday night to thank tireless and relentless 100 per cent redress campaigner Paddy Diver. It was standing room only in An Grianan Hotel in Burt, where the gravity of day-to-day life for families living in homes with defective concrete blocks and those otherwise […]
100% Redress Party calls on Council to provide assistance during storms
The 100% Redress Party has called on Donegal County Council to make provisions for families living in defective concrete homes, in the event of further severe weather. Last month Storm Isha wreaked havoc on the county leaving many defective block homeowners in fear living in crumbling homes. In a statement the 100% Redress Party said: […]
Only 43 defective block homeowners receive full payment
ONLY 43 homeowners in Donegal affected by the defective blocks crisis have been able to receive a full payment for remediation works in the first three years of the redress scheme. Last year the amended defective blocks redress scheme was launched but campaigners say it is still not working and will leave families in debt. […]
Canadian and Irish experts meet on defective concrete
International experts on concrete joined local academics and affected householders in a workshop in Derry to discuss delays and barriers in Ireland’s defective concrete block scheme. Delegates heard how the two different countries handled the crisis and remediation. Inishowen-based academics, Dr Eileen Doherty and Professor Paul Dunlop, both from Ulster University, recently welcomed Michel Pigeon […]
New sub-group set up to look at mortgageability of defective block homes ‘long overdue’
Sinn Féin spokesperson on Finance Pearse Doherty said the new sub-group set up to examine issues relating to the mortgageability of homes remediated under the defective concrete blocks scheme is “long overdue and must deliver results for homeowners”. Speaking today, the Donegal TD said this new sub-group must include homeowners and key stakeholders on a […]
Family living in defective block home plan move to Australia
by Louise Doyle A FAMILY whose home is crumbling due to defective blocks have told of how they have defaulted on their mortgage repayments for the first time and plan to make a new life in Australia next month. The family say they have flights, accommodation and employment lined up in Australia for January. Advertisement Posting […]
Local business man hoping his good deed will trigger a “domino effect”
By Dionne Meehan A KINDHEARTED Letterkenny businessman has offered to clean ten houses with defective blocks for free this Christmas. Peter Blake, founder of Peadar Jim’s Cleaning Services, has been in business for the past nine years offering services such as power-washing and guttering throughout the North West. Advertisement On his travels, Peter has witnessed […]