Up to 2,000 legal actions over mica defects may come before High Court by end of year

The court heard that the total value of the cases is estimated to be €550m

An example of the structural damage in a mica-affected home. Mica is naturally occurring in rocks but, when used as an aggregate, makes concrete weaker over time. File picture: Niall Carson/PA

There could be an estimated 2,000 legal actions before the end of the year - with a total value of €550m - over the mica controversy, it has been claimed in High Court proceedings.

There are 1,100 cases already issued and the first to come before the Commercial Court on Monday was by husband and wife teachers, Liam Ó'Dochartaigh and Greinne Bean Uí Dochartaigh, of Urbledreagh, Malin Head, Co. Donegal.