Ireland forms EU anti-nuclear alliance

IRELAND has formed an alliance with five other European Union countries in a bid to limit the expansion of nuclear energy.

The Government has signed a joint letter, seen by the Irish Examiner, which calls on the Brussels Environment Commissioner not to include nuclear power as part of an initiative to promote clean energy around the world.

The inclusion of the other signatories Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark and Greece significantly strengthens Ireland's attempts to build up an anti-nuclear stance within the EU.