'Houses are crumbling around families' – the mica crisis laid bare

Frank Mc Brearty Snr at his home near Raphoe, Co Donegal, which he believes is mica-contaminated. Picture: Brian McDaid

“Everyone’s in dire straits in Donegal,” Frank McBrearty Snr said about the escalating mica scandal from his home in Raphoe, which is beginning to show cracks.

“It’s not just private homes that are involved, it’s council houses, swimming pools, nightclubs, municipal buildings, it’s everywhere," he said.