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EPISODE · Jun 6, 2025 · 3 MIN

More than half of empty council homes in Donegal boarded up for over a year

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It's claimed that over half of all empty council homes in Donegal are boarded up for over a year. Freedom of information data released to Sinn Féin show 155 Council Homes are currently vacant across Donegal with 82 houses boarded up for 12 months or more. Donegal Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty believes that the buck stops with the Government as it should be giving more resources to local authorities. He says each of these homes should have a family living in them and claims that its not just a Donegal issue:

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It's claimed that over half of all empty council homes in Donegal are boarded up for over a year. Freedom of information data released to Sinn Féin show 155 Council Homes are currently vacant across Donegal with 82 houses boarded up for 12 months or...

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