Chernobyl children’s trips to Ireland banned

IRISH families, who provide annual holiday respite for children suffering the effects of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, have been told that future trips are banned.

The Department of Foreign Affairs is in talks with the Belarusian authorities to try to establish why the ban has been imposed. The ban initially applied to the US, but has been extended worldwide.

Chernobyl Children’s Project kingpin Adi Roche last night described the announcement as shocking.