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Ali Farren, Joy Beard and Denis McGee have all been elected in Donegal. 100% Redress Party

Three candidates from party campaigning for Mica redress elected in Donegal

Ali Farren, who topped the poll in Donegal’s Carndonagh LEA, told The Journal that it was a “powerful result” for the party.

LAST UPDATE | 9 Jun 2024

THREE CANDIDATES FROM a political party campaigning for 100% redress for homeowners affected by defective building materials have won seats in the Donegal local election. 

Ali Farren from the 100% Redress Party topped the polls in the Carndonagh LEA with 2,253 votes, comfortably exceeding the 1,588 quota to be elected on the first count.

Joy Beard, the party’s candidate in the Buncrana LEA, was elected on the first count with 1,587 first preference votes. 

Denis McGee, who stood for the party in the Glenties LEA, was elected on the tenth count. 

Speaking to The Journal, Farren said:

From a small acorn, mighty oaks grow – that’s what the 100% Redress Party is doing here in Donegal.

“We were formed eight months ago, and now we have two elected councillors. A powerful result today,” he said.

“The people have spoken. We have two schemes that are not fit for purpose and we need a better scheme.”

As counting continues across Donegal, party chairman Tomas Devine is polling well in the Letterkenny LEA.

However, Éamonn Jackson, the former chair of the Mica Action Group, failed to take one of the three available seats in the Milford LEA, while healthcare worker Charles Ward lost out on a seat in Lifford-Stranorlar.

The 100% Redress Party, which was formed last year, has been campaigning to secure “a genuine 100% redress scheme for all those affected by defective concrete products”. 

The mica scandal first made headlines in 2021 when homeowners saw concrete blocks used to build their homes and were beginning to crumble.

The government introduced a scheme in November 2021 to support affected homeowners to remediate their home, with the scheme being enhanced last summer.

The Enhanced Defective Blocks Scheme allows affected homeowners in counties Clare, Donegal, Limerick, and Mayo to apply for a maximum grant of €420,000. Sligo is also set to be added to the scheme

Farren previously told The Journal that the party was formed because the candidates felt “there was nobody being a real, true voice for us”.

“We believe in the democratic way. If we’re successful, we will have a voice at a council table, and we will consider running candidates – provided we get a good enough vote – for the Dáil elections,” he said.

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    May 13th 2014, 3:31 PM

    Well done! That charity does outstanding work. Would love to volunteer with them at some point.

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    May 13th 2014, 3:34 PM

    Ah just look at the face of little Pavel. Would melt your heart. Hate to see any little mite so ill no matter where they are from they are only babies!!!
    Safe travels to all involved.

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    May 13th 2014, 3:38 PM

    Fair play to these people…Hope it goes well for all and the kids get the treatment they need and deserve. (Can’t wait for the trolls to say this is more Western meddling, one would wonder why Russian charities don’t provide this care too)

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    May 13th 2014, 4:56 PM

    Where are are all the Ukrainian and Russian surgeons?

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    May 13th 2014, 5:33 PM

    ‘Can’t wait for the trolls to say this is more Western meddling’ Rob of course has to introduce his personal bias into an issue that should be apolitical.You were the first one to do it Rob.You’re the troll.

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    May 13th 2014, 4:56 PM

    Hopefully all these doctors will get there safe and return home safe and in between save all those little babies lives. Well done to them all

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    May 13th 2014, 6:43 PM

    Fantastic work by very brave men and women. Some of those kids will have a life because of the choices those people made, you can’t argue with that.

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    May 13th 2014, 4:27 PM

    The Kiev junta will hardly launch another attack while they are there.

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    May 14th 2014, 4:31 AM

    Ah bless their hearts, so nice to see sometimes amidst the horror of this world some real genuine loving good people, amazing work guys, much love and respect :)

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