Billionaire Oleg Deripaska, owner of Aughinish Alumina in Limerick, hit with sanctions 

The Russian billionaire has been hit with sanctions. He owns the Limerick plant through his company Rusal

The Aughinish Alumina Refinery on the Shannon Estuary near Foynes Co Limerick.

The UK has announced sanctions against seven Oligarchs including Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska.

Oleg Deripaska, an industrialist who has had close links with the British political establishment, is among those hit, along with five others in the updated sanctions list from the British government.