The Irish Times view on Aughinish Alumina report: evasion dressed up as due process
Worrying gap between Minister’s statement and what is actually in report
Aughinish Alumina
European Commission will not rush into decision on possible Aughinish sanctions
Negotiations in Brussels about whether to sanction exports of alumina to Russia likely to gather pace in September
Fianna Fáil Minister says redirection of Aughinish Alumina exports a ‘simplistic’ solution
Limerick TD Niall Collins suggests European Commission appoint specialist organisation to track produce
Aughinish Alumina investigation puts spotlight on State’s ‘grinding evasion’
EU considering adding alumina to its sanctions list in wake of reporting on exports from Co Limerick plant
Aughinish report is thin gruel as Russian demands for Irish alumina ramp up
Government’s grinding evasion over Aughinish contrasts with Australia’s clear-eyed reasoning
Aughinish Alumina report leaves Ireland’s reputation in ruins
How predictable the inquiry would leave room for denial
Secret Aughinish Alumina report: EU sanctions would jeopardise company ‘viability’
Concerns over ‘financing and potential circumvention by parent company’ revealed in unpublished report
Aughinish Alumina facing ‘marked’ decline in orders from Europe due to ownership concerns
Sales to Russia ‘significantly increased’ since war began, report finds
Aughinish Alumina: Minister’s claims about ‘confidential data’ contradicted in unpublished report
Government’s report on Co Limerick plant explicitly states it does not include confidential data provided by Aughinish
Aughinish Alumina investigation makes ‘no adverse findings’ against Co Limerick plant
Minister says ‘no information’ to confirm alumina from plant being used to supply Russian arms manufacturers
Government may explore ‘other approaches’ to ensure alumina not reaching Russia, says Martin
Aughinish Alumina inquiry not ‘definitive’ if plant was supplying Russian military or not, Taoiseach says during Kyiv visit
Taoiseach to meet Zelenskiy during visit to Kyiv
Fresh sanctions targeting Russia need to be ‘robust and targeted’, Micheál Martin says
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Minister of State accuses media of ‘misinformation’ regarding Aughinish Alumina
Fianna Fáil TD Niall Collins said there was ‘no evidence’ that the alumina ends up in ‘the Russian military complex’
Sanctions on Aughinish Alumina; criminal court shutdown; and outpatient waiting lists
Early Edition with Andrew McNair
Zelenskiy asked Ursula von der Leyen for EU sanctions on Aughinish exports
Ukrainian president says exports from Co Limerick plant are ultimately helping Russian war effort
Limerick mayor calls for intensive Irish lobbying against EU sanctions on Aughinish Alumina
Mayor of Limerick insists ‘we need to fight for the jobs’ as report on exports to Russia expected to go to EU Commission
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Aughinish Alumina warned Michael McGrath about sanctioning exports to Russia
Rusal-owned Limerick plant lobbied politicians in Brussels and Dublin about impact of EU sanctions, documents show
‘Evidence’ needed before including Aughinish Alumina in Russian sanctions, O’Callaghan says
Estonian minister agrees increased exports from Ireland to Russia reinforces country’s call for alumina to be included in sanctions
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Early Edition with Andrew McNair
Aughinish Alumina report will not rule out that material is used in Russian weapons
At the highest level in Government there is much sensitivity about the Co Limerick plant
Minister to seek legal advice on publishing potentially ‘sensitive’ Aughinish Alumina report
Peter Burke unable to offer clarity on nature of information provided to inquiry by Ukraine and Sweden
Aughinish Alumina workers will be consulted on its future ‘once we have the facts’, says McEntee
Report on whether plant’s products are ending up in Russian military equipment is due to be published shortly
Another side to Aughinish Alumina
Amid calls for sanctions, let’s not forget the achievements of this plant over 40 years
Aughinish Alumina: Ireland will ‘work with’ European Commission if sanctions proposed, McEntee says
Significant pressure expected on the commission to ban exports of alumina to Russia
Alumina ‘may very well’ be on next list of sanctioned exports to Russia, Minister says
Mayor John Moran asks Government to make sure ‘voices of Limerick’ heard when future of Aughinish Alumina plant discussed
‘This can’t be left in a void’: State inquiry into Aughinish link with Russia war machine nears conclusion
Any decision on sanctions against Limerick plant will be for EU, but Ministers here will have to deal with fallout
Ireland faces moral choice over Aughinish Alumina, says former Ukrainian foreign minister
Failure to stop export of alumina from to Russia will be ‘stained with the blood of Ukrainians’, says Dmytro Kuleba
Aughinish: Minister ‘can’t give assurances’ to workers that jobs are safe
Peter Burke says nationalisation of the Co Limerick plant was not legally an option
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