Is Ireland ready to take on the nuclear option to tackle climate change?

40 years after the Carnsore Point protests ended nuclear power generation as an option in Ireland, the climate crisis has put it back on the agenda again, writes Caroline O’Doherty

Mon, 05 Aug, 2019 - 01:00

Caroline O’Doherty

40 years after the Carnsore Point protests ended nuclear power generation as an option in Ireland, the climate crisis has put it back on the agenda again, writes Caroline O’Doherty

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Courts Nuclear power Place: Ireland Place: Europe Place: Sellafield Place: Carnsore Point Person: Caroline O’Doherty Person: Denis Duff Person: Duff Organisation: BENE Organisation: Better Environment with Nuclear Energy Organisation: Ireland Organisation: Citizens Assembly

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