Chernobyl disaster - Adi Roche deserves all our plaudits

Yesterday marked the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, a catastrophic incident that killed hundreds and still affects the lives of thousands of people in northern Ukraine, as well as neighbouring Belarus and Russia.

The radioactive cloud from Chernobyl engulfed Belarus, covering 70% of the country and contaminating 23% of the soil. The people of Belarus, in particular, are still living with the ongoing effects of radiation.

Most people in Ireland and outside the region where the accident happened would have already forgotten about it were it not for the work of one extraordinary Irishwoman.