'I feel like crying all the time': woman fears for her life in mica-affected home

Pyrite story. Photos of collapsed back wall at the property of Ellen Doherty in Ludden, Buncrana, Co Donegal. She is one of the homeowners affected by pyrite.

A woman whose garden wall collapsed because of defective blocks said she lives in terror every night that the chimney of her home will crash in on top of her as she sleeps.

Ellen Doherty from Ludden near Buncrana, Co Donegal, was in bed last Saturday night when the back garden at the property collapsed during strong wind and rain.