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Hundreds of homeowners in north Dublin face a long wait before their legal actions over defects in their houses will be heard after a High Court judge ruled today it would be inappropriate and unjust for some of their cases to proceed before the court battle between Menolly Homes and companies in the Lagan group over liability for the defects has concluded.

Menolly has sued the Lagan companies alleging cracks and swelling in hundreds of houses on three estates in north Dublin built by Menolly were caused by defective pyrite infill supplied by the defence.