Cracks in the System: The Human and Financial Cost of Ireland’s Defective Block Crisis
28 August - 23 mins
Podcast Series
Newstalk Daily
In Donegal and across Ireland, families are still living in homes that are literally falling apart, victims of a defective block crisis that shows little sign of solution. Walls split, roofs sag, and the emotional toll on homeowners is extraordinary. For Professor Paul Dunlop, the story is personal: his own home is condemned and due for demolition, and he recently received grant approval to rebuild.
In this episode of Newstalk Daily, Ciara Doherty talks to Paul, who combines the perspective of a scientist and a homeowner. He's been at the forefront of research that has rewritten the understanding of Ireland’s defective blocks, showing that pyrrhotite — not mica, as originally thought — is...
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