2025-11-25 Victims of Defective Concrete Explain Why They Travelled to the Dáil | Part 1

A 2-year-old died breathing mould in the UK. Irish children are living in the same conditions right now. Hear from the homeowners who travelled to the Dáil from Mayo, Donegal and Skerries on November 25th 2025 to demand action.

There is a further Part 2 with different homeowners' voices to come.

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==== SOURCES ====

2025-10-22 Defective Concrete: The Science, Mental Health Impacts, and the Case for Including All Stakeholders made by Ulster University Academics Prof Paul Dunlop, Dr Eileen Doherty, Prof Karen Kirby and PhD Researcher Oisin Keenan in the AV Room in the Dáil.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/2025-10-22-defective-concrete-science-mental-health-impacts-march-nvuxe/

https://www.facebook.com/backstoryie/posts/pfbid0q9rSgCG65MzxBczdiU32hPAATvu7Z3qy8PsAiUjr5yHApJaGce8oypHtaxFpVNobl

Clare Fallon's Channel 4 News Report on Death of 2 Year Old due to Mould

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHB_fHbYkHA&t=5s

People's Document Meeting with Politicians

https://youtu.be/MF-HcL1p2uM

People's Document Meeting with Homeowners

https://youtu.be/ocJO5Q35hm0

Failed by the State: Nicola Byrne's Defective Concrete Nightmare

https://upsetinconcrete.backstory.ie/e/failed-by-the-government-nicola-byrne-and-her-familys-defective-concrete-nightmare/

Corinne Garner from Petrolab talking about EXCESSIVE testing from the Clare Pyrite Action Group's Conference title "Losing Your Home"

https://youtu.be/qneXxPhInCA?t=5175

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The music for this episode is... 'Echoes' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au