Comment: Sinn Féin has lost momentum because it doesn’t stand for anything
The state knows a threat when it sees one.
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Council applied ‘DO NOT USE’ label to homeowner mica scheme evidence – grant decisions downgraded
Donegal County Council applied the label "DO NOT USE UNDER ENHANCED SCHEME" to vital evidence in applications to the state mica scheme – with affected homeowners subsequently having their applications downgraded to cheaper grant options.
Department didn’t know about quality checks on mica blocks – council had just sent 25 letters
Four years into the mica crisis the Department of Housing didn’t know what measures had been taken to ensure construction materials in affected counties were fit for use and compliant with EU regulations.
Neither council nor cabinet minister knew who was responsible for mica quarry checks – EU now stepped in
A government minister and senior council officials didn’t know who was responsible for quality checks on construction materials at the centre of the mica crisis – an issue on which the European Commission has begun legal proceedings against Ireland.
Senior officer claims ex-Policing Authority chair used garda relative to vet him
A senior garda claimed former Policing Authority chair Josephine Feehily used her ex-garda relative to secretly vet him for promotion.
Comment: The centre must fold
We used to call them counterrevolutionaries. Some would’ve called them petty bourgeois. Now we call them centrist dads.
Woman sues ex-senior garda
A woman is suing the former head of the Garda National Protective Services Bureau in the High Court over an alleged incident that happened while he was a serving garda.
Attorney general: Banks will benefit 'considerably' from state mica scheme despite contributing nothing
The attorney general told Darragh O’Brien it may be legally and morally justifiable to require banks to contribute to the state mica scheme because of the benefits they receive.
‘Serious consequences’: attorney general Rossa Fanning’s mica advice in full
He warned there would be ‘serious consequences from a public finance perspective’.
Attorney general: mica scheme of ‘limited value’ to many semi-detached homeowners
Attorney general Rossa Fanning admitted the state mica scheme “may be of limited value” to many homeowners with semi-detached properties.
‘Politically very sensitive’: attorney general mediated internal Fine Gael dispute over mica scheme
Attorney general Rossa Fanning mediated an internal Fine Gael dispute over the controversial mica scheme after TD Joe McHugh resigned the party whip.
Mica homeowners downgraded on say-so of state-appointed company with ties to state mica board chair
Mica homeowners have had redress applications downgraded to cheaper options on the recommendation of a state-appointed company linked to the chair of the state’s mica expert group.