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Concerned Defective Homeowner

Donegal, Ireland
Joined May 2021
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@PaddyDiver4
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5 months
I've run out of words to describe this
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Quicker to Ukraine than to Donegal
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2 years
Victims of defective concrete are still paying a mortgage on a mound of rubble and yet a state owned bank gives a pass to a well known GAA star What a great wee country
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Today I met with a Mr Bates aka @ScatmanJohn5 , a troll who was exposed by @paddycosgrave He has trolled many mica families cauing them much distress, and he has also made it clear how he'd love to punch me He's only sorry he was caught #MicaAnotherYear #MicaRedress
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@PaddyDiver4
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Full scale invasion 😎 #MicaRedress #MicaProtest
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We wait and we wait for the govt decision on November 9th but mica waits for no one Was called out to see Pamela and Kieran the Masters house in Isle of Doagg. I don't even think I need to describe the contents of this video, just watch it 😱 #MicaRedress 🏚️
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@PaddyDiver4
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If I made you late for work this morning tell your employer Paddy Diver is to blame and that my DMs are always open 😎 #MicaRedress #MicaProtest
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@PaddyDiver4
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Its been a difficult few days but I've come to the conclusion that I can no longer continue to be a part of the 100% Redress campaign Family and health comes first and to be truthful it's taken it's toll recently
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@PaddyDiver4
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Protest is over. Done. Dusted... A lot like this man's house is today. We can pat ourselves on the back all we want after yesterday, but the reality today is homes are still crumbling People, would you be happy to house your family in this house? #MicaRedress
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@PaddyDiver4
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2 months
This disgraceful statement rightfully getting community noted
@FineGael
Fine Gael
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Fine Gael is the party of homeownership.
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2 years
This would have finished off any other Taoiseach and Government by now, but we live in a different era of deceit and bare faced lying Congratulations @leeofthemail for exposing this
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@PaddyDiver4
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Well that's it folks, 12 years of living in our family home comes to an end tonight. We worked hard and saved hard to build a dream, but unfortunately it's been shattered to pieces by poor regulation and greed G'luck 👍
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Dear Ireland, Fri 8th of Oct will be a historic day for Donegal. Not because of any individual achievement, but because of a collective effort by thousands. People from Donegal, Mayo, Limerick, Claire, Leitrim, and Sligo will exercise their right to protest #MicaRedress
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3 years
The power of the people is greater than the people in power ✊ #MicaRedress #MicaProtest
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3 years
WOW @FAIreland manager Stephen Kenny giving his support to all of those affected by mica Fair play. He knows this is wrong and is lending his voice to our cause I can't thank Donna Holmes McDaid enough for arranging this Unbelievable Jeff #MicaRedress #SupportMicaFamilies
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Good man @jeremycorbyn The #MicaRedress campaign is still growing. This is why we never stop, because every single day people are finding out about the crisis that's happening to ordinary families in Ireland
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3 years
Stop everything you're doing and just admire and appreciate the bravery of our children #MicaChildren #MicaRedress 🏚️
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- Facebook down 🔇 - What's App down 🔇 - Instagram down 🔇 - Donegal houses are falling down 🏚️ Good time to remind everyone now they're on Twitter that we march October 8th in Dublin to demand 100% Redress and no less for mica and pyrite families #MicaRedress #MicaProtest
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3 years
The whole gang after meeting with Minister @DarraghOBrienTD where we told him 100% and no less. Today was a victory for the wee man. Let this be an example to future generations that the power of the people is greater than the people in power. We cant stop here and we wont stop
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@LeoVaradkar That's because they all emigrated
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3 years
Spent the afternoon showing @MaryLouMcDonald what families in Donegal have endured with this mica crisis Finally, a political leader willing to meet us and listen @gavreilly @oconnellhugh @newschambers @PatLeahyIT @MichealLehane @McConalogue @sinnfeinireland @fiannafailparty
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3 years
Putting out this video clip again for all the newcomers who are just discovering what the #MicaRedress campaign is and don't know what it means Welcome aboard
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2 years
The sun setting on what was the home of @Donna_McDade and her family This mound of rubble still has a mortgage to settle, and while the Govt spin that their scheme will help families like Donna's, the mountain of debt it will add leaves little solace
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Tell me you don't care about Donegal without telling me you don't care about Donegal #McaRedress #MicaProtest
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3 years
Where do I even begin? Absolutely blown away by this all. I actually can't keep up with the amount of texts, calls, DMs, tweets, so thank you everyone. On the 15th of July 2021, County Donegal took its pain and anger and turned it into positive action #micaredress
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1 year
Just a wee reminder to pay your television licence folks G'luck 👍
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3 years
I've dealt with Twitter trolls on a daily basis with the point of showing you all just how spineless they are. I felt meeting one in person might be more effective. But let's end it at that and focus more on getting this Govt to deliver a proper 100% Redress #MicaAnotherYear
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Final thought of the day: when I hand over a brown envelope, I make sure it's not under the table 😉 Cheers everyone 🍻 #MicaRedress #SupportMicaFamilies #100PercentRedress
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2 years
While everyone is talking about Fionnan Sheahan this morning, here's some politically motivated artwork from Inishowen, Co. Donegal G'luck 👍
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In the city that never sleeps they're not even waiting for the 8th of Oct Leanne Friel and her crew gave @MichealMartinTD a warm welcome this morning as they felt he was getting homesick 😂😜 Fantastic to see a #MicaProtest on the other side of the Atlantic #MicaRedress
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Fine Gael and Fianna Fail are always very good at being angry about things they already know about
@christinafinn8
Christina Finn
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Taoiseach 'angry and annoyed' at 'inexcusable' cost of €335k bike shelter and welcomes full review
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2 years
🚨 Over 10k people in emergency accommodation 🚨 Energy bills increasing by roughly 40% 🚨 Defective homeowners under even more pressure There's a pre budget protest in Dublin on the 24th of September and I urge you all to be there
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Great to see our Tanaiste @MichealMartinTD highlight the state of some of the homes impacted by defective blocks here in Donegal However, I thought the bullet proof vest was a bit overkill. I mean you're not *that* unpopular!
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Wow They've been burning the midnight oil in Quigley's Point. This is McCarron's shop showing their support for 100% Redress Inishowen coming together is some sight to behold #MicaRedress #SupportYourNeighbour
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WE DID IT BABY! Protest no 2 done We hope we dont not have to come back to complete the trilogy, but we will if needed The fight for 100% Redress continues. Thank you everyone who made the effort to go to Dublin yesterday, this wouldn't have happened without you #MicaRedress
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Wont even come on television now to discuss the defective concrete crisis or defend his multi billion euro defective scheme COWARD #RTEPT
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It's been a while since @rtenews covered the #MicaRedress campaign so I decided to do something about it 😁
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2 months ago I never thought I'd be appearing on live TV the morning of such a historic day for the people of Donegal Thanks @IrelandAMVMTV for having me and it was a pleasure to meet you @TommyBowe @karenkoster #MicaRedress #SupportMicsFamilies #100PercentRedress
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Great to see so many Northerners on the #LateLate And great to see James McClean on talking about his experiences of being a Derry lad in English football A guest I feel would never have got a chance during the previous regime
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While I've been charging the batteries I've still been keeping an eye on proceedings... And I canna hauld my tongue any longer #MicaRedress 🏚️ #100PercentRedress
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3 years
What happened outside the home of @LeoVaradkar is wrong Protesting is a fundamental right, but it has to be done right And the core belief of our campaign is that nobody should ever feel unsafe in their home #MicaRedress
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3 years
Thanks everyone for your support these past few months, for all your tweets and messages G'luck 👍
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@PaddyDiver4
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1 year
"Great engagement" *Replies turned off*
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Siobhan Shovlin
1 year
Great to get out with An Taoiseach @LeoVaradkar this evening for a canvass in Luttrellstown. Great engagement and queries to follow up.
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You're officially on notice Irish Government You've upset too many sections of society now to get away with this any more. There's fishermen, farmers, students, renters, and many more left out in the cold by your failed policies #MicaRedress 🥲
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Leo Varadkar asked why homeowners deserved to have the rebuilding of their "large" homes paid for by the taxpayer He's done nothing but gaslight us from the very start #ResignLeo #MicaRedress
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Last time we sit together as a family in this house and watch the #LateLateToyShow together. We of course will be happy to move on with life, but this is still our home, its full of memories, and we have no choice but to toss it down
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Folks, don't listen to conservative estimates, today's protest was as big as any protest I've organised 30 or 40k easy Well done everyone on organising this. Big thanks to everyone who travelled from Donegal today #CostOfLivingCrisis @COLCIreland
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Well, I finally met the Taoiseach but he didn't seem to have too much to say... 🤷 With great power comes great responsibility @MichealMartinTD #MicaRedress
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Well, well, well
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@thecurrency
The Currency
3 months
EU takes legal action against Ireland over alleged failure to check construction products – @Niall_Sargent reports:
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Every regular person in Ireland should read this and understand that the game is rigged against you Without ever meeting us, an AG instead chose to believe false narratives that Donegal homeowners were going to use this scheme to profit themselves For shame
@wereontheditch
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The attorney general suggested measures to reduce the number of applicants to the government's mica scheme, limit the state’s financial exposure and help ensure claims were kept as low as possible. He said it would 'lead to significant abuses'.
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Mica victims vs "Taxpayers"🥊 Ukranians refugees vs Irish 🥊 This is the most cynical Govt we have ever had and everything it does is designed to turn us all against one another And that's what this levy on "concrete" is designed to do to us I don't know boys...
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Our story of #MicaRedress is reaching outside our borders more and more and shaming this government for their inaction Thank you @SMurphyTV @KayBurley @SkyNews
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Paddy Diver
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- What is Mica? 🤔 - Why are homeowners in Donegal protesting? 🤷 - Why is the government responsible? 💭 A lot of of people in Ireland still do not grasp what we are doing, or are aware we are fighting for our futures Share this to help spread the word #MicaRedress
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This will soon be a common sight in Donegal Ballifs, enabled by the Gardai, removing homeowners unable or unwilling to pay a mortgage on a defective home
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@EOBroin making sure our protest outside the Dail today is being well catered for 🤣 We're under no illusion that the parish pump can be oiled with a few teas and coffees, but it's nice to see some humility from politicians in this day and age #RightThisTime
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2 years
In Donegal we took the term "semi-detached" and made our version called "semi-demolished" Bonkers scheme by a bonkers government
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There is one person who deserves a huge mention. I would not be here today without the constant support of my wife, Amanda. Her and the kids have been by my side throughout this and I couldn't have done this without you
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Forget 420k, forget sq ftrates, this sliding scale IS A DISGRACE and it was never on the table And @McConalogue all you can do is throw mud and blame at the opposition when YOU were in the room when it was decided that Donegal people - your people - would be shafted #TonightVMTV
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"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results" - Albert Einstein Here I am on @IrelandAMVMTV explaining WHY @donegalcouncil and the Irish Government are as much responsible for the Mica Crisis as the concrete supplier
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2 years
Great to see a reputable block manufacturer opening in Ireland for a change #100PercentRedress
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Tom Douglas
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The Dublin LEGO shop is officially OPEN
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Decided to take a few friends for a wee trip to the Slieve Russell in Cavan But it seems @fiannafailparty has the place booked out Aw well sure 😏 #MicaRedress
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Saturday night and I've to listen to @MichealMartinTD blab about secure homes being a number one priority at the Fianna Fail Ard Fheis Our homes are thick with mold, freezing, crumbling, they're death traps to our children... Mental health is at breaking point with all of us...
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Darragh O'Brien claiming for an unexplained 2,800 kilometers 2,800 kilometers is pretty much ten trips to Donegal, a trip he's not made once
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The Ditch
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Darragh O’Brien won’t explain why his ministerial mileage claim for August 2022 isn’t supported by his official diary. Though he claimed for more than 2,800 kilometres, his diary suggests he drove less than half that – just 1,000 kilometres.
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A mortgage to still pay, an insufficient scheme, a family uprooted, kids changing schools, where does it end? This is the reality for @Donna_McDade and soon to be many more
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The EU are taking legal action against the Irish State on their failure to check construction materials The Irish media meanwhile...
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Paddy Diver
2 years
💸 TONIGHT THEY'RE ALL LAUGHING AT YOUR EXPENSE 💸 #WeWantAnElection
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Paddy Diver
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My daughter has a pink room as she loves the princess stuff, but there are cracks on her wall. We kept fixing them up but it didn’t work She came to us one night crying that she wanted out of her room and she never went back My heart has been broke since #MicaBrokenHearts
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Paddy Diver
3 years
This is special The legend Paul Brady showing his support for #MicaRedress by performing his classic "Homes of Donegal" with Donegal's own legend Ciarán Tourish on violin To the people in power, this campaign is still growing and will only end with a full #100PercentRedress
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3 years
On the eve of our protest a nation holds its breath Powerful stuff here from our number 1 @PackieBonner1 #MicaRedress #MicaProtest
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3 years
If @LeoVaradkar thinks someone taking a picture of him picking his nose while he's a public figure at a public event is stressful, I'd hate to think how he'd cope with a house crumbling down around him #MicaRedress
@IrishTimesOpEd
Irish Times Opinion
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Leo Varadkar's partner Matt Barrett has written a letter to The Irish Times criticising the 'violation' of the Tánaiste's privacy after he was photographed at a music festival in London last Saturday (via @IrishTimesOped )
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This is how I spend my Saturdays, fixing up an auld caravan for my family to move into Look, I'm lucky because I'm more than able to do the work, but what about pensioners, people with disabilities, special needs etc? Govt has no plan, no roll out, nothing
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@MaryLouMcDonald and @PearseDoherty sitting down with my family and just listening. All us families affected by mica have ever wanted was to be met face to face as equals and be allowed to tell our story. No phonecalls No zoom #100percentredress #noless
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As mica homeowners, our mental health has taken a huge battering over the past ten years, so the last thing we need when logging online is to see abuse from dark corners of the web when all we're trying to do is fight for what we believe is right #MicaRedress 🏚️
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Paddy Diver
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I can deal with the Twitter trolls, but what I cannot accept is an elected representative of Donegal County Council sending abusive text messages and my family being dragged into his dirty tactics
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Paddy Diver
2 years
A victory for the wee man ✌️
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Paddy Diver
3 years
I've seen plenty of leaders emerge in our county over the past few months, so its great to see the one leader we all look up to come out and support 100% Redress Thank you @murphm95 #MicaRedress #MicaProtest @donegalgaa
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2 years
Testing one,two...
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Paddy Diver
3 years
To everyone driving down to Dublin this evening take her handy I'll see you all tomorrow 👍 #MicaRedress #MicaProtest
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Paddy Diver
3 years
Was a privilege to be on #TonightVMTV speaking on behalf of every homeowner who has been affected by the Mica Crisis in Donegal and Mayo. Thanks for having me on @cooper_m #MicaRedress #SupportMicaFamilies #June15th
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Paddy Diver
3 years
The Cobblestone Bar is one of Dublin's most iconic pubs and there's plans to toss it and build yet another hotel. I know there's a few of you hanging around on Saturday after the protest so for anyone that's interested there's a shindig there with traditional music at 1pm 👍
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Paddy Diver
3 years
I'm furious at this article Niamh Walsh is commenting on the dress sense at the Fianna Fail "think-in" at Cavan and she didn't even comment on my brand new Air Max 😂😉 That's the establishment media for you folks: more concerned about a dress than redress #MicaRedress
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Paddy Diver
6 months
Engineers Ireland etc are misleading the people by telling them to build on rising walls This is totally wrong and dangerous
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Paddy Diver
3 years
Trick or treat @MichealMartinTD 🎃 I never thought my own wardrobe would be iconic among the young ones but there you go 😂 Fair play to all of you 👏 #MicaRedress 🏚️ #MicaChildren
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Paddy Diver
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Got a phone call from Minister @McConalogue this morning and to his credit he wished us all a safe and prosperous day We both grew up next door to one another so I know he cares about his locality He will try for us and we'll give him the summer now to come up with answers
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Paddy Diver
2 years
On the day that Colin Farrell, Paul Mescal, Brendan Gleeson, Barry Keoghan, and Kerry Condon all received Oscar nominations, I'd like to congratulate the poster boy himself @Paschald on a brilliant acting performance
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Paddy Diver
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🏐 We're winning matches 🏐 We're winning games 🏐 And we're bringing 100% Redress to Donegal #MicaRedress
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Paddy Diver
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If you attempt to grasp the truth of the mica scandal it will literally crumble in your hands The truth is our homes are no longer safe for our families to live and any day they might come down on us Thanks @PearseDoherty for stopping by and seeing it first hand #MicaRedress
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Paddy Diver
2 years
@USAmbIreland @garthbrooks Congratulations on finding a cowboy to keep you company during Garth Brooks
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Paddy Diver
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Thank you @SaoirseJackson for taking the time out of your preparation for #DerryGirls S3 to lend your support to the families affected by mica and pyrite This scandal affects Derry people the same as Donegal people @JamieLeeOD @LisaMMcGee @nicolacoughlan #MicaRedress
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Paddy Diver
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Keep tweeting #MicaRedress We need the entire country to know what's happening Let's get trending
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3 years
HERE WE GO! See you on the other side #MicaRedress #MicaRedress
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Paddy Diver
3 years
Holy moly boys, Mary Margaret McLaughlin absolutely nails it in this video 🔥 CC: Irish Government Ireland PLC is a total and utter sham and while it gets sold off piecemeal to investors it's the ordinary tax compliant citizen who gets forgotten about #MicaRedress 🏚️ #MicaSOS
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Paddy Diver
1 year
Aaron Corkey O'Donnell: remember the name The whole of Fianna Fail, including @DarraghOBrienTD , sneaked into Inishowen to attend a Haughey wedding at the Gateway Hotel in Buncrana
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Paddy Diver
3 years
@micaactiongroup continue to fight for all of you and are working hard to achieve OUR goals. They're up against a government and housing department that couldn't give one toss about you, so the fight for you, for all of us, does not stop because of me
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