Cracking On

Residents of Longboat Quay, David Kindlon, Michael Ingle, Caroline McEvoy, Niamh Bruce and Seamus Bagnall, outside Leinister House earlier before they met Environment Minister Alan Kelly

Breaking: Michael Ingle, owner/occupier at #LongboatQuay says DDDA offer “not acceptable”, considering legal action pic.twitter.com/z7XNHkLQYt

— Richard Chambers (@newschambers) October 6, 2015

Residents say @alankellylabour meeting was “productive”, they say he’s going to “crack a few heads” to get things moving at #LongboatQuay — Richard Chambers (@newschambers) October 6, 2015

Meanwhile, in the Dáil…

Pick up the phone to developer Bernard McNamara and ask what role he will pay to fix apartments, Mary Lou tells Mr Kenny #Dail

— Juno McEnroe (@Junomaco) October 6, 2015

Mary Lou McDonald asks if anyone has contact details for Bernard McNamara to pass it on. ‘I’ll ring him myself!’ #Dail — Juno McEnroe (@Junomaco) October 6, 2015

Anyone?

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26 thoughts on “Cracking On”

Mr. T. October 6, 2015 at 3:53 pm

The country is run in the interests of people like McNamara who use and abuse the system to their advantage with the full protection of their little minions in Government.

If you want change, stop voting for the legacy parties of FF, FG and Labour.

Vote Social Democrats and/or Sinn Fein instead.

Neilo October 6, 2015 at 4:06 pm

A chicken in every pot and a paedophile in every Active Service Unit!
1. Willie Banjo October 6, 2015 at 4:08 pm
  
  Shouldn’t you be at school?
  1. Neilo October 6, 2015 at 4:09 pm
    
    Nah, Gerry’s brother would only catch me there – he’s a hooer for the tartan skirts.
    1. Neilo October 6, 2015 at 4:13 pm
      
      By the way, I know I give PIRA/Sinn Fein a lot of grief on this board, but I would pay cash money down to hear Mary Lou read McNamara the riot act.
    2. dylad October 6, 2015 at 4:45 pm
      
      I’d say she’d mete out the punishment alright.
classter October 6, 2015 at 5:12 pm

Whatever – I would never have bought from McNamara & I would never sign up to a 20-year mortgage without doing some serious due diligence.

I’m getting really tired of renting & paying tax to shell out for the laziness & sloppiness of the middle classes in the generations(s) before me.
1. Clampers Outside! October 7, 2015 at 12:37 am
  
  The earliest, first ‘generation’ before you, before now, would be those buying houses in 1989.

ollie October 6, 2015 at 3:54 pm

Owners in my apartment development coughed up €3,000 each to fix fire defects. I’m looking forward to a refund from Mr Kelly!!!

Randy Ewing October 6, 2015 at 4:04 pm

Ok out of the loop on this slightly, but didnt they have homebond cover or something similar ?

And if not why would you buy somewhere where the quality is not insured ?

ollie October 6, 2015 at 4:32 pm

Randy; Homebond covers nothing.

you’re attitude is typical. It’s the buyers fault.
The problem is this; Residential buildings are signed off by competent………………oh what’s the point? you’re obviously too stupid to understand.
dylad October 6, 2015 at 4:47 pm

We thought you’d emigrated.
Deluded October 6, 2015 at 5:05 pm

“… before October 2008, the scheme (HomeBond) was not underwritten by an outside insurer and it was not regulated by the Financial Regulator or anyone else.
As to who owns HomeBond, it is very difficult to get a precise answer. Certainly HomeBond is owned, in the first instance, by the National Housebuilding Guarantee Company, which was established in 1977. It is a limited company without share capital, which means it has no listed shareholders.”
http://www.irishtimes.com/business/peering-under-the-floorboards-at-homebond-1.710193

phil October 6, 2015 at 4:08 pm

Ive said it before , I reckon if a Developers levy is mooted , similar to the 2% insurance levy we have all being paying for the Quinn insurance debacle , then there will be very swift movement , the only thing these guys understand is the bottom line, and we should deal with them like that …

Neilo October 6, 2015 at 4:10 pm

Weed out the idiots in the planning process that gave the nod to all this subpar work as well.
1. paul m October 6, 2015 at 4:19 pm
  
  that would be the ‘idiots’ who built them. It appears there was and still is no requirement for sign off on site inspection of the finished work. Plans were submitted that conformed to regulations, they were signed off on, therefore build proceeds on the understanding the contractors are following the plans exactly. Considering the speed at which builds went up during boomtime corners were undoubtedly cut and now it seems pyrite is the least of peoples worries. I imagine every single apartment complex built since 2000 will need a full fire safety inspection.
  
  Self regulation. Its worked wonders for government, the banks, and now the building industry.
  1. Neilo October 6, 2015 at 4:21 pm
    
    Bundles of cashish all the way up the food chain helped, too.

Urbanfrog October 6, 2015 at 4:17 pm

Ring ring….hello bernard, mary loo here. Can you pay up?……No. click. hello hello bernard!

Anne October 6, 2015 at 8:49 pm

lol

Or ring ring,
Hello baaaarnaaaard, is dat ju?
Tis.
Dis is Enda spaaakin’.
I’d like ta discush da mather of da apartments ya built der a while back, not so long ago, the ones on da news.
Will ya fix um Baaarnard?

No. Click.
1. Anne October 6, 2015 at 8:50 pm
  
  Fair enuf so Baaaarnard. Slan leat.

Charley October 6, 2015 at 4:38 pm

Mc Namara seems to be synonymous with crap building Letterkenny Hospital for instance,€40m to fix his handiwork, funny how Redacted has Bernie building for him now?

Odockatee October 6, 2015 at 4:46 pm

There are many quality builders out there

classter October 6, 2015 at 5:10 pm

There are but Irish people are so mad to invest in property & get the biggest returns that they will go for lowest cost build over best value build at almost any opportunity.
1. Junkface October 6, 2015 at 6:02 pm
  
  There aren’t you know