Any and every effort by officials attached to British Nuclear Fuels Ltd (BNFL) to allay fears here about Sellafield are doomed to futility.

A MASSIVE pond holding up to five tonnes of the world's deadliest radioactive material, plutonium, and thousands of gallons of contaminated sludge is decaying at Sellafield.

Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny said today that he had relayed his concerns about the Sellafield nuclear plant to the British Ambassador to Ireland.

THE Government yesterday demanded Britain be forced to immediately shut down the MOX plant at Sellafield at the opening day of its legal action in the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

FRESH questions about the safety of Sellafield will dominate a meeting between Environment Minister Martin Cullen and Britain’s Energy Secretary Brian Wilson this morning following reports that massive investment is needed to prevent radioactive leaks from an ageing storage facility.

The Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, has told the Dáil that he was assured a safety review took place at the Sellafield nuclear plant following last year's terror attacks on the US.

THE Irish people could cease to exist if there was a major accident at Sellafield, an international tribunal hearing Ireland's case against the British Government was warned yesterday.

THE Government begins legal action today to demand full disclosure by Britain of top secret documents on the Sellafield nuclear fuel manufacturing plant.

Environmental campaigners aboard a Greenpeace-led protest which intercepted two nuclear freighters in the Irish Sea tonight declared: “The fight must go on.”

The energy company responsible for transporting two nuclear shipments to Britain from Japan today hit back at claims that the cargo was a target for terrorists.

Activists from the environmental campaign group Greenpeace put to sea today to lead a flotilla of boats in the search for a radioactive shipment on its way to Sellafield.

The navy and air force will be deployed to monitor a shipment of radioactive fuel as it makes its way through the Irish Sea to Sellafield later this month, it emerged today.

The Government must declare “immediate unconditional war” on the British nuclear industry, Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny said today.

Ireland should deploy warships into its waters in response to a nuclear cargo passing through the Irish Sea to Sellafield, environment group Greenpeace said today.

Activists from the environment group Greenpeace are arriving in Dublin this week to prepare for a protest against a shipment of radioactive waste which will travel through the Irish Sea to Sellafield.

Mary Harney was today campaigning after shrugging aside opinion poll evidence that the Progressive Democrats party could be further decimated in the general election.

More than a million postcards were being delivered to Prime Minister Tony Blair and the Prince of Wales today as part of an Irish bid to have the Sellafield nuclear installation closed down.

More than a million postcards will be delivered to Prime Minister Tony Blair and the Prince of Wales tomorrow as part of an Irish bid to have the Sellafield nuclear installation closed down.

A British Nuclear Fuels Ltd spokesman has said it would be inappropriate to comment on the full-page Fianna Fail advertisement, saying it was "an issue between the two governments".