Five people arrested near the Sellafield nuclear plant in Cumbria, in the UK, have been released without charge.

A gang of five terror suspects arrested outside the Sellafield nuclear plant hours after news of the killing of Osama bin Laden broke were expected to be quizzed by UK counter-terrorism officers today.

THE safety of the Sellafield nuclear plant in Wales will be assessed as part of an EU-wide review following the disaster in Japan.

DERRICK BIRD’S first target, his twin, David, could hold a key to the Cumbria massacre.

A CORKMAN who worked and often shared a pint with mass murderer Derrick Bird remembers him as always having a smile on his face.

The family of gunman Derrick Bird were tonight struggling to understand what turned the quiet taxi driver into a mass killer.

ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners claimed yesterday that the latest revelations about the Sellafield nuclear plant in England ended the argument in favour of nuclear power in this country.

The Government today sanctioned increased Garda visits to the Sellafield nuclear plant to check security at the site.

ON May 23 last, the British government issued a consultation document on the future of the nuclear industry in Britain and last week the four Fianna Fáil MEPs made a formal submission in response.

Thousands of people around the country are receiving potentially lethal doses of radiation that would not be tolerated by workers in the Sellafield nuclear plant, it was claimed today.

ARGUABLY, Ireland’s botched bid to get the United Nations to close the Sellafield nuclear plant was doomed from the outset.

The European Court of Justice has ruled that Ireland breached EU law by taking Britain before a United Nations tribunal in relation to the Sellafield nuclear plant.

European judges will rule tomorrow on the legality of a Government decision to complain to the United Nations about the Sellafield nuclear plant.

An Irish Government minister tonight accused the state broadcaster of portraying Irish people as barbaric in a programme about an accident at the Sellafield nuclear plant.

World experts will debate whether nuclear power could ever be an option for powering industry at a conference in Dublin today.

Ireland’s emergency services are primed and ready for a nuclear disaster, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern told the Dáil today.

Northern Secretary Peter Hain tonight ruled out the prospect of a nuclear power station being built in the North.

HOUSEHOLDERS in South Tipperary are being put on red alert after shock figures presented by the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII) confirm that the region is a hot spot for radon.

Foreign Affairs Minister Dermot Ahern has promised that the Government will continue to fight for the closure of the Sellafield nuclear plant in Britain.

The European Court of Justice has issued a preliminary ruling that the Irish Government was wrong to take Britain before a UN tribunal over the Sellafield nuclear plant.

Ireland's nuclear watchdog claims that we are well prepared to deal with a nuclear accident happening abroad.

The Government tonight expressed concern about the safety of the Sellafield nuclear plant after a temporary evacuation had to be carried out.

An Oireachtas committee member called for the closure of the Sellafield nuclear plant today after TDs were informed of a new leak while on a visit to the controversial facility.

Minister for the Environment Dick Roche has dismissed criticism of his failure to visit the controversial Sellafield nuclear plant in Britain.

The Labour Party is calling for EU action to protect the Irish public from risks posed by the Sellafield nuclear plant.

A high-level group of TDs are to travel to Britain’s Sellafield nuclear plant to question bosses at the facility over recent radioactive fuel leaks, it has emerged.

The Oireachtas environment committee is due to question officials from the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII) today about the ongoing threat posed by the Sellafield nuclear plant.

The British government must produce a decommissioning programme for the Sellafield nuclear plant which will result in its swift closure, the SDLP said today.

THE impact of a terrorist attack at Sellafield nuclear plant on Ireland is “unquantifiable”, a nuclear watchdog warned yesterday.

Dangers posed by the Sellafield nuclear plant could threaten Ireland for the next 150 years, it was claimed today.

Environment Minister Dick Roche has welcomed an improvement in the level of information being provided to the Irish Government in relation to the Sellafield nuclear plant.

The Green Party has expressed concern at the news that 30kg of plutonium appears to be missing from the Sellafield nuclear plant in Britain.

Green Party TD John Gormley has accused the Government of engaging in an expensive spin exercise by distributing iodine tablets to protect the population from radiation.

Irish officials have secured improved access to the Sellafield nuclear plant and its security arrangements under a new deal signed in Dublin today.

THE Labour Party accused the Government yesterday of doing a deal with Britain that would give our officials access to the Sellafield nuclear plant in return for our purchase of electricity from the nuclear power station.

The Irish Government will reportedly be given access to the Sellafield nuclear plant and its security arrangements under a new agreement with the British authorities.

British Nuclear Fuels Ltd has been granted permission to implement a new process designed to reduce discharges into the Irish Sea by the Sellafield nuclear plant.

Britain was today ordered to clean up the Sellafield nuclear plant after the EC complained current conditions prevented its safety inspectors from carrying out proper checks.

An official from British Nuclear Fuels has insisted that the controversial Sellafield nuclear plant poses no risk to Ireland.

Irish MEP Nuala Ahern has called for a team of international experts to investigate possible contamination at the Sellafield nuclear plant in Britain.

Fianna Fáil TD Barry Andrews has called on the British government to ensure that safety and security are not compromised during planned strike action at the Sellafield nuclear plant today.

Labour MEP Proinsias DeRossa has questioned the Government’s reaction to a response to dealing with a possible terrorist strike at the Sellafield Nuclear Plant in Britain.

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

Fine Gael leader, Enda Kenny today demanded that Irish nuclear safety experts from the RPII be allowed to inspect the Sellafield nuclear plant.