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
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
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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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
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
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
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 👍
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
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
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
- 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
🚨 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
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!
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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'.
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...
- 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
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
@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
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
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
"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
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
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...
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.
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
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
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
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
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
)
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
@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
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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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
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
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 👍
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
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
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
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
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
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
@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