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Nuclear fears heighten as reports of explosives at Zaporizhzhia; Irish charity pleads diplomacy and peace, joining Bertie Ahern’s call for UN intervention.

6 Jul 2023


“The era of nuclear blackmail must end. Any use of nuclear weapons, or targeting nuclear facilities, would create a catastrophic war-crime against humanity.” – Adi […]


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“Irish Santa” to Save Christmas for Chernobyl Children, Who Will Not Travel to Ireland this Christmas

9 Dec 2020


For the first time in 20 years, orphaned children from the Chernobyl region of Belarus will not flying to Ireland this Christmas for their traditional […]


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Rose of Tralee, Kirstin Mate Maher, prepares for ‘life changing experience’ to raise awareness for the ‘Grandchildren of Chernobyl’ living in institutions and orphanages

14 Feb 2019


“The Roses and Escorts bring with them a tiding of hope and goodwill” – Adi Roche  This weekend the Rose of Tralee Kirsten Mate Maher, […]


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Making strides for freedom in Belarus

12 Jun 2018


An inter-agency meeting, led by Chernobyl Children International (CCI) and the Mogilev Dept. of Social Protection, was held last week in Belarus with an aim […]


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“There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings”

24 Dec 2017


Christmas Message 2017  “There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings”, Goethe. […]


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Chernobyl mushrooms withheld from consumption in France

4 Dec 2017


France has stopped a large shipment of Belarus mushrooms contaminated with low-level radioactivity probably from Chernobyl and not linked to a radioactive cloud that appeared […]


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First solar panels in the Chernobyl exclusion zone to be functional by the end of the year

10 Nov 2017


​A second, cleaner chance for the most infamous power plant in history. 31 after the Chernobyl disaster there aren’t many economic options for the region, […]


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The ‘Carne Group Home of Hope’ is officially open!

2 Nov 2017


The rain certainly didn’t dampen any spirits in Glusk, Belarus today as our Voluntary CEO Adi Roche was on hand to officially open the Carne […]


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Nastia is standing strong for the very first time!

15 Sep 2017


17-year-old Nastia lives in a CCI pioneered Independent Living Facility on the grounds of a Vesnova Children’s Mental Asylum in Belarus. She is well known […]


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REVEALED: Voluntary CEO Adi Roche is lowest paid CEO in Ireland

23 Mar 2016


During an investigation by the journal.ie it was revealed that CCI’s voluntary CEO and Founder Adi Roche is the lowest paid CEO in Ireland. The […]


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