Nuclear accident in UK or Europe could significantly contaminate food in Ireland, EPA told Government
Emergency briefing prepared after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine estimated economic cost at €4 billion
Sellafield
Sellafield is a hub of British innovation - and a symbol of technology’s impact on the planet
The UK nuclear site, situated close to Ireland, has been key to British defence and energy security concerns for decades, but its legacy is a toxic bestowal for generations to come
Inside Sellafield: behind the razor wire, gun-toting guards and blast barriers at the toxic nuclear site
The site in Cumbria in England directly across the Irish Sea is now an enormous nuclear dump. The Irish Times is given rare access to the most dangerous nuclear facility in western Europe
Sellafield’s safety chief steps down
Company that operates the plant says his departure is not connected to recent reports of safety failures
Nuclear attack on Northern Ireland viewed as ‘possibility’ after 9/11
There were calls for decontamination units to operate at capacity while protective clothing and supplies of antidotes, needles and syringes must be ‘built up’, top civil servant urged
Minister briefed by UK authorities about Sellafield leak and alleged cyberattack
Green Party Minister of State Ossian Smyth sought briefing following claims the UK nuclear site had been hacked by cyber groups linked to Russia and China
Sellafield leaks: How alarmed should we be about reports of discharge at nuclear waste plant?
There is more than a touch of the ‘known unknowns’ made infamous by Donald Rumsfeld about this. And that’s worrying
UK Labour party loses to Tories in Copeland byelection
Labour MPs privately blame Corbyn and his perceived hostility to the nuclear industry
Location ‘dictates chances’ of radon related lung cancer
Report finds people in Galway, Clare, Kerry at higher risk than those in Dublin or Midlands
Sellafield workers return after high radioactivity alert
‘No risk’ to public health caused by elevated radiation at nuclear plant
Tributes paid to SDLP founder member Eddie McGrady
Former MP described as ‘a Christian, a democrat and a patriotic Irishman’
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