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Liz and Noel’s Lunch 2017

10 Mar 2017


Liz and Noel’s Chernobyl Lunch – an annual fundraiser hosted by MSD Director of Policy and Public Affairs and Chernobyl Children International (CCI) board director […]


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6th anniversary of Fukushima, the world’s second-worst nuclear disaster

9 Mar 2017


Six years after the cataclysmic disaster at Fukushima, where a nuclear plant was crippled by a devastating earthquake and tsunami, concern continues to grow following the […]


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Rose of Tralee, Maggie McEldowney, to travel to Belarus to volunteer in Irish-funded orphanage

10 Feb 2017


Reigning Rose of Tralee, Maggie McEldowney, and a group of twenty-one 2016 Rose finalists and escorts will travel Belarus next week to work as medical and teaching volunteers in […]


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Irish funded “miracle” operation saves the life of one-day old Ukrainian boy who is the first survivor of this 12 hour, child cardiac surgery in Ukraine

14 Dec 2016


What is being described as an Irish-funded, “miracle” operation has saved the life of a one-day old Ukrainian boy, born with one of the world’s rarest […]


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UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY CREATES APRIL 26TH “CHERNOBYL DISASTER REMEMBRANCE DAY” FOLLOWING ADI ROCHE’S HISTORIC ADDRESS

9 Dec 2016


Last night, The United Nations responded to a passionate appeal made earlier this year by Adi Roche, founder of Chernobyl Children International charity, to have […]


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New Shelter moves over exploded reactor at Chernobyl, but Chernobyl Children International caution that “It is only the beginning”

30 Nov 2016


Yesterday, on 29th November 2016, a historical engineering feat took place in Chernobyl. The New Shelter finally moved into position over the crumbling sarcophagus and […]


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Sasha Senkevich is now recovering at home following his life-saving surgery

25 Nov 2016


On October 25th, CCI appealed for help on behalf of Sasha Senkevich who is on our Community Care Programme and suffers from Fahr’s disease. Sasha, […]


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Adi Roche to fly to Ukraine to oversee expansion of Cardiac Programme

4 Nov 2016


Despite the ongoing political instability in the region, Irish humanitarian aid charity, Adi Roche’s Chernobyl Children International, has flown a team of leading international surgeons […]


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Liquidators fight for their rights outside Ukrainian Parliament

3 Nov 2016


Ukrainian citizens, who fought the Chernobyl disaster, clashed with police forces outside the Ukrainian parliament this week, protesting for their pension rights. Under a proposed […]


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Alfie and Marcie Streete shortlisted for Volunteer Ireland Award

27 Oct 2016


Dedicated CCI volunteers, Alfie and Marcie Streete, have been nominated for an award with Volunteer Ireland for their work with the children affected by the […]


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