Greenpeace are anticipating opposition when they protest at the arrival of two nuclear carrying ships in the Irish Sea tomorrow.

Two ships carrying radioactive material back to Sellafield are expected to face a massive protest today when they enter the Irish Sea.

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.

A FIRE on board a nuclear ship due to enter the Irish Sea in the next fortnight could release a plutonium cloud that would causes thousands of cancer cases, Greenpeace has warned.

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.