'Shut Sellafield' campaigners in postcards blitz

More than a million postcards will be delivered to Prime Minister Tony Blair and the Prince of Wales tomorrow as part of an Irish bid to have the Sellafield nuclear installation closed down.

'Shut Sellafield' campaigners in postcards blitz
Thu, 25 Apr, 2002 - 16:24

More than a million postcards will be delivered to Prime Minister Tony Blair and the Prince of Wales tomorrow as part of an Irish bid to have the Sellafield nuclear installation closed down.

People all over Ireland posted the cards after weeks of campaigning backed by celebrities such as soccer international Roy Keane and pop stars Ronan Keating and Samantha Mumba.

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