Heartbreak from Defective Concrete Conference

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Description

A Defective Concrete campaigner choked back tears as she told an international conference of how vulture funds chased her friend for payments on a crumbling home as he lay dying from cancer.

Ann Owens’ powerful story left 200 people at the Ulster University conference in Burt today in shock.

Ms Owens (pictured above) has been campaigning for justice for Donegal homeowners for more than a decade.

Her testimonial detailed how she fought the vulture funds and banks even after her friend had died – and how she finally won, but only after handing over a huge payment.
Period12 Apr 2025

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  • TitleHeartbreak from Defective Concrete Conference
    Degree of recognitionRegional
    Media name/outletDonegal Daily
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date12/04/25
    DescriptionA Defective Concrete campaigner choked back tears as she told an international conference of how vulture funds chased her friend for payments on a crumbling home as he lay dying from cancer.

    Ann Owens’ powerful story left 200 people at the Ulster University conference in Burt today in shock.
    Ms Owens has been campaigning for justice for Donegal homeowners for more than a decade.

    Her testimonial detailed how she fought the vulture funds and banks even after her friend had died – and how she finally won, but only after handing over a huge payment.
    Producer/AuthorDonegal Daily
    URLhttps://www.donegaldaily.com/2025/04/12/we-couldnt-even-wake-him-in-his-own-home-heartbreak-from-defective-concrete-conference/
    PersonsPaul Dunlop, Eileen Doherty, Karen Kirby
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Conference

TitleDefective Concrete Conference 2025
LocationAn Grianan Hotel, Burt, County Donegal, , Ireland
Period12 Apr 2025 → 12 Apr 2025
Linkhttps://www.defectiveconcreteconference2025.ie/

Keywords

  • defective concrete

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