New report shows ‘irrefutable evidence’ of pyrite in Clare
*Mary Hanley shows the damage to her home in Drumline, Newmarket-on-Fergus. Photograph: Joe Buckley “IRREFUTABLE EVIDENCE” of widespread pyrite in Co Clare has been detailed in a new report.
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Pyrite group will run General Election candidate if necessary
*Dr Martina Cleary. Photograph: Joe Buckley CLARE PYRITE ACTION GROUP are to consider fielding a candidate in the next General Election.
200 protesters take to the streets as Clare Pyrite Action Group lead defiant call for justice
BETWEEN 200 TO 300 Clare people protested along the streets of Ennis on Saturday as efforts to gain access to a defective blocks scheme intensifies for affected homeowners.
‘Political footballing with pyrite must end’ – Wynne
“POLITICAL FOOTBALLING” must end when it comes to the defective concrete block grant scheme, a Clare TD has said.
Manufacturers of defective concrete block ‘have no morals’
Mary Hanley speaking with fellow members of the Clare Pyrite Action Group. Photograph: Natasha Barton Targeting manufacturers responsible for the selling of defective concrete blocks leading to the cracking and crumbling of hundreds of homes in Co Clare must wait until agreements are reached on redress, senior politicians in the county have said.
Dept of Housing ‘playing jiggery pokery’ as Clare homes continue to crumble
*Senator Timmy Dooley engages with the crowd. Photograph: Natasha Barton Officials within the Department of Housing have been accused of “jiggery pokery” on the pyrite problem that is causing hundreds of homes to crumble across Co Clare.
Oireachtas members confident Clare will be included in defective concrete block scheme
*Senator Roisin Garvey. Photograph: Natasha Barton. Clare’s inclusion in a defective concrete block scheme has been assured by the Minister for Housing, a Government Senator has claimed while members of the county’s pyrite action group have warned that thousands of homes are affected.
‘We have suffered in silence’ – pyrite homeowners in Clare strengthened by solidarity
*Mary Hanley speaking with Minister for Housing, Darragh O’Brien outside her home in Drumline. Photograph: Joe Buckley. Imminent action is needed on the inclusion of Clare in the Defective Concrete Block Scheme, an affected homeowner in the county has said while revealing the toll it has taken on mental health.
Minister pledges to have decision on Clare pyrite redress application ‘within weeks’
*Minister Darragh O’Brien addresses members of the Clare Pyrite Action Group. Photograph: Joe Buckley Homeowners in Clare affected by the presence of defective concrete blocks in their homes will know within “a matter of weeks” if they are eligible for inclusion on a redress scheme.
Clare’s pyrite problems will be put to Minister O’Brien during county visit
Clare’s pyrite problem is to be highlighted to the Minister for Housing when he undertakes a visit to the county this Friday.