Q&A: Why are Donegal homeowners protesting over their crumbling homes?

Hundreds of homeowners in the county are taking their protest to the capital next week

Homeowners in Buncrana protest the mica redress scheme in May. The scheme only cover 90% of the rebuild costs of houses affected. Picture: Windy Day Media

Why are some Donegal homeowners planning a protest in Dublin next week?

Hundreds of Donegal homeowners are planning to descend on the Convention Centre in the capital next Tuesday, June 15, to protest over a Government scheme put in place to cover the rebuild costs of their homes, which are crumbling because of substandard building products containing mica.