Paddy Diver
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Concerned Defective Homeowner
Donegal, Ireland
Joined May 2021
Victims of defective concrete are still paying a mortgage on a mound of rubble and yet a state owned bank gives a pass to a well known GAA star. What a great wee country
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Today I met with a Mr Bates aka @ScatmanJohn5, a troll who was exposed by @paddycosgrave. He has trolled many mica families cauing them much distress, and he has also made it clear how he'd love to punch me. He's only sorry he was caught. #MicaAnotherYear #MicaRedress
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We wait and we wait for the govt decision on November 9th but mica waits for no one. Was called out to see Pamela and Kieran the Masters house in Isle of Doagg. I don't even think I need to describe the contents of this video, just watch it 😱. #MicaRedress🏚️
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Donegal has NO cancer treatment facilities . So patients need to take a bus funded by a charity, so they can travel to Galway and experience the poor level of treatment that YOUR party colleague has overseen as Minister of Health @grainne_seoige
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This post has been deleted and the account is now on private. Fine Gael must have got to him. If anyone else has it please share below, it's important that the people of Donegal see who Fine Gael really are. G'luck 👍
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If I made you late for work this morning tell your employer Paddy Diver is to blame and that my DMs are always open 😎. #MicaRedress #MicaProtest.
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Its been a difficult few days but I've come to the conclusion that I can no longer continue to be a part of the 100% Redress campaign. Family and health comes first and to be truthful it's taken it's toll recently.
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Protest is over. Done. Dusted. A lot like this man's house is today. We can pat ourselves on the back all we want after yesterday, but the reality today is homes are still crumbling. People, would you be happy to house your family in this house?. #MicaRedress
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This disgraceful statement rightfully getting community noted.
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This would have finished off any other Taoiseach and Government by now, but we live in a different era of deceit and bare faced lying. Congratulations @leeofthemail for exposing this
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Well that's it folks, 12 years of living in our family home comes to an end tonight. We worked hard and saved hard to build a dream, but unfortunately it's been shattered to pieces by poor regulation and greed. G'luck 👍
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Dear Ireland,. Fri 8th of Oct will be a historic day for Donegal. Not because of any individual achievement, but because of a collective effort by thousands. People from Donegal, Mayo, Limerick, Claire, Leitrim, and Sligo will exercise their right to protest. #MicaRedress.
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WOW. @FAIreland manager Stephen Kenny giving his support to all of those affected by mica. Fair play. He knows this is wrong and is lending his voice to our cause. I can't thank Donna Holmes McDaid enough for arranging this. Unbelievable Jeff. #MicaRedress #SupportMicaFamilies
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Good man @jeremycorbyn. The #MicaRedress campaign is still growing. This is why we never stop, because every single day people are finding out about the crisis that's happening to ordinary families in Ireland
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Stop everything you're doing and just admire and appreciate the bravery of our children . #MicaChildren.#MicaRedress🏚️
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- Facebook down 🔇.- What's App down 🔇.- Instagram down 🔇.- Donegal houses are falling down 🏚️. Good time to remind everyone now they're on Twitter that we march October 8th in Dublin to demand 100% Redress and no less for mica and pyrite families. #MicaRedress #MicaProtest
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The whole gang after meeting with Minister @DarraghOBrienTD where we told him 100% and no less. Today was a victory for the wee man. Let this be an example to future generations that the power of the people is greater than the people in power. We cant stop here and we wont stop
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Spent the afternoon showing @MaryLouMcDonald what families in Donegal have endured with this mica crisis. Finally, a political leader willing to meet us and listen. @gavreilly @oconnellhugh @newschambers @PatLeahyIT @MichealLehane @McConalogue @sinnfeinireland @fiannafailparty
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Putting out this video clip again for all the newcomers who are just discovering what the #MicaRedress campaign is and don't know what it means. Welcome aboard
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Brand new blocks falling apart and yet our government are still ok with quarries self regulating. Vote. Them. Out.
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The sun setting on what was the home of @Donna_McDade and her family. This mound of rubble still has a mortgage to settle, and while the Govt spin that their scheme will help families like Donna's, the mountain of debt it will add leaves little solace
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Tell me you don't care about Donegal without telling me you don't care about Donegal. #McaRedress #MicaProtest
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Where do I even begin? Absolutely blown away by this all. I actually can't keep up with the amount of texts, calls, DMs, tweets, so thank you everyone. On the 15th of July 2021, County Donegal took its pain and anger and turned it into positive action. #micaredress
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Just a wee reminder to pay your television licence folks. G'luck 👍
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Great to see the good people of Louth give John McGahon the two fingers
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I've dealt with Twitter trolls on a daily basis with the point of showing you all just how spineless they are. I felt meeting one in person might be more effective. But let's end it at that and focus more on getting this Govt to deliver a proper 100% Redress. #MicaAnotherYear
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Final thought of the day: when I hand over a brown envelope, I make sure it's not under the table 😉. Cheers everyone 🍻. #MicaRedress #SupportMicaFamilies #100PercentRedress
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While everyone is talking about Fionnan Sheahan this morning, here's some politically motivated artwork from Inishowen, Co. Donegal. G'luck 👍
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In the city that never sleeps they're not even waiting for the 8th of Oct. Leanne Friel and her crew gave @MichealMartinTD a warm welcome this morning as they felt he was getting homesick 😂😜. Fantastic to see a #MicaProtest on the other side of the Atlantic. #MicaRedress
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Fine Gael and Fianna Fail are always very good at being angry about things they already know about.
Taoiseach 'angry and annoyed' at 'inexcusable' cost of €335k bike shelter and welcomes full review
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🚨 Over 10k people in emergency accommodation. 🚨 Energy bills increasing by roughly 40%. 🚨 Defective homeowners under even more pressure. There's a pre budget protest in Dublin on the 24th of September and I urge you all to be there
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The government cynically called an election at an opportune moment and began a campaign that was complacent from the get go. Now they can't cope when they hear the opinions of real people on the streets living through their failed policies . Vote. Them. Out. G'luck 👍.
It's all gone very wrong for Bland Harris. 14 Years lying to the public is enough! . #GE24 #HomelessCrisis #HopeForAChange
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Great to see our Tanaiste @MichealMartinTD highlight the state of some of the homes impacted by defective blocks here in Donegal . However, I thought the bullet proof vest was a bit overkill. I mean you're not *that* unpopular!
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Wow. They've been burning the midnight oil in Quigley's Point. This is McCarron's shop showing their support for 100% Redress. Inishowen coming together is some sight to behold. #MicaRedress #SupportYourNeighbour
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WE DID IT BABY! Protest no 2 done. We hope we dont not have to come back to complete the trilogy, but we will if needed. The fight for 100% Redress continues. Thank you everyone who made the effort to go to Dublin yesterday, this wouldn't have happened without you. #MicaRedress
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Wont even come on television now to discuss the defective concrete crisis or defend his multi billion euro defective scheme . COWARD. #RTEPT
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It's been a while since @rtenews covered the #MicaRedress campaign so I decided to do something about it 😁
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@LeoVaradkar @FineGael @HMcEntee @SimonHarrisTD @simoncoveney @1Hildegarde @HHumphreysFG That's some amount of brown envelopes you've got there
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2 months ago I never thought I'd be appearing on live TV the morning of such a historic day for the people of Donegal. Thanks @IrelandAMVMTV for having me and it was a pleasure to meet you @TommyBowe @karenkoster . #MicaRedress #SupportMicsFamilies #100PercentRedress
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While I've been charging the batteries I've still been keeping an eye on proceedings. And I canna hauld my tongue any longer. #MicaRedress🏚️ #100PercentRedress
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Great to see so many Northerners on the #LateLate . And great to see James McClean on talking about his experiences of being a Derry lad in English football . A guest I feel would never have got a chance during the previous regime.
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What happened outside the home of @LeoVaradkar is wrong. Protesting is a fundamental right, but it has to be done right. And the core belief of our campaign is that nobody should ever feel unsafe in their home. #MicaRedress.
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Irish journalism really is in the pits if this is the type of coverage we're to expect over the next few weeks.
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@rtenews It's just getting worse and worse for Harris. How can anyone trust this clown to lead the country?.
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Thanks everyone for your support these past few months, for all your tweets and messages. G'luck 👍.
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"Great engagement". *Replies turned off*.
Great to get out with An Taoiseach @LeoVaradkar this evening for a canvass in Luttrellstown. Great engagement and queries to follow up.
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You're officially on notice Irish Government. You've upset too many sections of society now to get away with this any more. There's fishermen, farmers, students, renters, and many more left out in the cold by your failed policies. #MicaRedress🥲
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Leo Varadkar asked why homeowners deserved to have the rebuilding of their "large" homes paid for by the taxpayer. He's done nothing but gaslight us from the very start. #ResignLeo #MicaRedress
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Last time we sit together as a family in this house and watch the #LateLateToyShow together. We of course will be happy to move on with life, but this is still our home, its full of memories, and we have no choice but to toss it down
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Folks, don't listen to conservative estimates, today's protest was as big as any protest I've organised. 30 or 40k easy. Well done everyone on organising this. Big thanks to everyone who travelled from Donegal today. #CostOfLivingCrisis @COLCIreland
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Well, I finally met the Taoiseach but he didn't seem to have too much to say. 🤷. With great power comes great responsibility @MichealMartinTD . #MicaRedress
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Fianna Fail getting community noted on housing 😂.
Housing is my most important priority and that of my Party. Fianna Fáil’s comprehensive housing plan will deliver the new homes we need. Tánaiste and Uachtarán Fhianna Fáil @MichealMartinTD
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Well, well, well
EU takes legal action against Ireland over alleged failure to check construction products – @Niall_Sargent reports:
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Every regular person in Ireland should read this and understand that the game is rigged against you. Without ever meeting us, an AG instead chose to believe false narratives that Donegal homeowners were going to use this scheme to profit themselves. For shame.
The attorney general suggested measures to reduce the number of applicants to the government's mica scheme, limit the state’s financial exposure and help ensure claims were kept as low as possible. He said it would 'lead to significant abuses'.
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Mica victims vs "Taxpayers"🥊. Ukranians refugees vs Irish 🥊. This is the most cynical Govt we have ever had and everything it does is designed to turn us all against one another. And that's what this levy on "concrete" is designed to do to us. I don't know boys.
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You worked extremely hard for all defective concrete victims and we are so disappointed for you this morning. Thanks for everything Thomas, I'm sure it's not the last we'll see of you. G'luck 👍.
After 25 years serving as Donegal’s Independent voice, the people have spoken. Thank you to my amazing team, my family and everyone who supported me. While this chapter closes, my commitment to our communities remains. Thank you for the privilege of serving as your TD.
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Our story of #MicaRedress is reaching outside our borders more and more and shaming this government for their inaction. Thank you @SMurphyTV @KayBurley @SkyNews
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- What is Mica? 🤔. - Why are homeowners in Donegal protesting? 🤷. - Why is the government responsible? 💭. A lot of of people in Ireland still do not grasp what we are doing, or are aware we are fighting for our futures. Share this to help spread the word. #MicaRedress
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This will soon be a common sight in Donegal. Ballifs, enabled by the Gardai, removing homeowners unable or unwilling to pay a mortgage on a defective home
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@EOBroin making sure our protest outside the Dail today is being well catered for 🤣. We're under no illusion that the parish pump can be oiled with a few teas and coffees, but it's nice to see some humility from politicians in this day and age. #RightThisTime
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In Donegal we took the term "semi-detached" and made our version called "semi-demolished". Bonkers scheme by a bonkers government
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"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results" - Albert Einstein. Here I am on @IrelandAMVMTV explaining WHY @donegalcouncil and the Irish Government are as much responsible for the Mica Crisis as the concrete supplier
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There is one person who deserves a huge mention. I would not be here today without the constant support of my wife, Amanda. Her and the kids have been by my side throughout this and I couldn't have done this without you
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Forget 420k, forget sq ftrates, this sliding scale IS A DISGRACE and it was never on the table. And @McConalogue all you can do is throw mud and blame at the opposition when YOU were in the room when it was decided that Donegal people - your people - would be shafted.#TonightVMTV.
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Great to see a reputable block manufacturer opening in Ireland for a change. #100PercentRedress.
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Decided to take a few friends for a wee trip to the Slieve Russell in Cavan. But it seems @fiannafailparty has the place booked out. Aw well sure 😏. #MicaRedress
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Saturday night and I've to listen to @MichealMartinTD blab about secure homes being a number one priority at the Fianna Fail Ard Fheis. Our homes are thick with mold, freezing, crumbling, they're death traps to our children. Mental health is at breaking point with all of us.
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Darragh O'Brien claiming for an unexplained 2,800 kilometers . 2,800 kilometers is pretty much ten trips to Donegal, a trip he's not made once.
Darragh O’Brien won’t explain why his ministerial mileage claim for August 2022 isn’t supported by his official diary. Though he claimed for more than 2,800 kilometres, his diary suggests he drove less than half that – just 1,000 kilometres.
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The EU are taking legal action against the Irish State on their failure to check construction materials . The Irish media meanwhile.
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A mortgage to still pay, an insufficient scheme, a family uprooted, kids changing schools, where does it end?. This is the reality for @Donna_McDade and soon to be many more
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My daughter has a pink room as she loves the princess stuff, but there are cracks on her wall. We kept fixing them up but it didn’t work. She came to us one night crying that she wanted out of her room and she never went back. My heart has been broke since. #MicaBrokenHearts
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This is special. The legend Paul Brady showing his support for #MicaRedress by performing his classic "Homes of Donegal" with Donegal's own legend Ciarán Tourish on violin. To the people in power, this campaign is still growing and will only end with a full #100PercentRedress
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On the eve of our protest a nation holds its breath. Powerful stuff here from our number 1 @PackieBonner1 . #MicaRedress #MicaProtest
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If @LeoVaradkar thinks someone taking a picture of him picking his nose while he's a public figure at a public event is stressful, I'd hate to think how he'd cope with a house crumbling down around him. #MicaRedress.
Leo Varadkar's partner Matt Barrett has written a letter to The Irish Times criticising the 'violation' of the Tánaiste's privacy after he was photographed at a music festival in London last Saturday (via @IrishTimesOped)
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This is how I spend my Saturdays, fixing up an auld caravan for my family to move into. Look, I'm lucky because I'm more than able to do the work, but what about pensioners, people with disabilities, special needs etc?. Govt has no plan, no roll out, nothing
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@MaryLouMcDonald and @PearseDoherty sitting down with my family and just listening. All us families affected by mica have ever wanted was to be met face to face as equals and be allowed to tell our story. No phonecalls. No zoom. #100percentredress #noless
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As mica homeowners, our mental health has taken a huge battering over the past ten years, so the last thing we need when logging online is to see abuse from dark corners of the web when all we're trying to do is fight for what we believe is right. #MicaRedress🏚️.
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I can deal with the Twitter trolls, but what I cannot accept is an elected representative of Donegal County Council sending abusive text messages and my family being dragged into his dirty tactics.
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I've seen plenty of leaders emerge in our county over the past few months, so its great to see the one leader we all look up to come out and support 100% Redress. Thank you @murphm95 . #MicaRedress #MicaProtest @donegalgaa
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To everyone driving down to Dublin this evening take her handy. I'll see you all tomorrow 👍. #MicaRedress #MicaProtest.
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Defective concrete victims have been sold out by career politicians in Fianna Fail, one of which is our own. The people cannot elect someone who will ultimately let them down for the sake of his party . Vote. Them. Out. G'luck 👍
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Was a privilege to be on #TonightVMTV speaking on behalf of every homeowner who has been affected by the Mica Crisis in Donegal and Mayo. Thanks for having me on @cooper_m . #MicaRedress #SupportMicaFamilies #June15th
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