A Clare academic recently returned from a conference in Ukraine claims there are clear signs a Russian-owned alumina plant in the Shannon Estuary is supporting the Russian war effort.
Under a new oversight arrangement, Aughinish Alumina’s management will be expected to provide the Government with evidence it’s not supplying the Russian military.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is in Washington today to meet US President Donald Trump where it’s expected he’ll try to secure US support in ongoing conflict.
Newmarket-on-Fergus native and Professor of Politics at Dublin City University, Donnacha Ó Beacháin, who was the sole Irish participant in last week’s RUTA Association international conference in Ukraine, doesn’t believe the Irish Government is serious about investigating the Limerick plant.
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