'The true meaning of Christmas': 40 Chernobyl children to spend Christmas in Ireland

40 children with special needs will fly into Dublin Airport this lunchtime to spend Christmas away from the damaging effects of Chernobyl.

'The true meaning of Christmas': 40 Chernobyl children to spend Christmas in Ireland

40 children with special needs will fly into Dublin Airport this lunchtime to spend Christmas away from the damaging effects of Chernobyl.

It is a tradition which sees host families from around the country open up their homes to children living in state-run orphanages in Belarus - three decades on from the world's worst nuclear disaster.

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