DERRY JOURNAL Editorial : MICA homeowners deserve no less than 100% The sheer scale of the demonstrations in Buncrana and Letterkenny at the weekend shows how the Mica Redress campaign has galvanised not just the thousands of families and individuals directly affected but the wider community in Donegal and beyond. Tuesday, 25th May 2021, 6:12 pm Over 10,000 people gathered along the shorefront of the Inishowen seaside town alone - more than three times the population of Buncrana - on Saturday to say loud and clear that nothing less than 100% redress from the government is acceptable. The stories of families forced to live in, and pay mortgages and bills for, homes which are becoming, or already have become, unsafe and uninhabitable have been heartbreaking. Those who have spearheaded the campaign over the years and who secured the 90% Redress had a huge job on their hands and they did an outstanding job in getting the issue put before the national stage and in bringing it to this point. As the details of that government scheme have become clear, and as some of these same long-standing campaigners have themselves pointed out, it now appears to be insufficient for enable many homeowners to get their homes fixed. Many of those affected will have ploughed their life savings into their homes and many have no money for the 10% they are being asked to contribute, and have spoken of difficulties in securing loans.