Two men from Cork are taking two weeks out of their time to transport vital aid to help people whose lives were destroyed by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

The head of Chernobyl Aid Ireland, Eoin Ryan MEP, is to meet with the Belarus ambassador to the EU in Brussels tomorrow to discuss easing travel arrangements for the children of Chernobyl who want to visit Ireland.

A WATERFORD-BASED charity which has spent 10 years helping children in a part of Belarus affected by the Chernobyl accident is preparing to send a group of up to 70 professionals to help renovate an orphanage.