#Chernobyl Children International

# chernobyl-children-international - Saturday 8 December, 2018

# Chernobyl Heart

'Families need a Christmas miracle': Irish-funded doctors to help Chernobyl babies in war-torn Ukraine

Dec 8th 2018, 8:45 AM 7,808 Views 7 Comments

The group are travelling with the charity Chernobyl Children International.

# chernobyl-children-international - Friday 24 June, 2016

# Chernobyl Children

Igor was abandoned in an orphanage as a baby - now he spends his summers in Ireland with a loving family

Jun 24th 2016, 6:01 AM 19,478 Views 4 Comments

150 children will arrive in Ireland today to spend the summer with Irish families.

# chernobyl-children-international - Sunday 1 May, 2016

# 30 Years On

'The sister and daughter we never had': Welcoming a child affected by Chernobyl into the family

May 1st 2016, 9:15 AM 16,136 Views 7 Comments

The Chernobyl explosion was the biggest nuclear catastrophe of the 20th century.

# chernobyl-children-international - Thursday 18 December, 2014

# Heartwarming

"The true meaning of Christmas": Children from Chernobyl arrived in Ireland today

Dec 18th 2014, 7:08 PM 7,520 Views 19 Comments

The children, who come from impoverished backgrounds and state-run institutions in Belarus, are being flown to Ireland by Adi Roche’s Chernobyl Children International (CCI).

# chernobyl-children-international - Sunday 22 June, 2014

# Chernobyl Children International

Children from Chernobyl to arrive in Ireland today for rest and recuperation

Jun 22nd 2014, 7:00 AM 9,609 Views 28 Comments

The children travel to Ireland every year to stay with Irish families during the summer months.

# chernobyl-children-international - Monday 2 June, 2014

# Life Saving Operations

Irish funded operation saves the lives of 20 children in Ukraine

Jun 2nd 2014, 8:45 AM 4,936 Views 5 Comments

Without cardiac surgery the children who need complex open heart operations have little hope of living beyond 5 years.

# chernobyl-children-international - Thursday 22 May, 2014

# Guardian Angels

Parents of newborn baby thank Ireland after Irish-funded operation saves their son

May 22nd 2014, 4:41 PM 19,832 Views 19 Comments

Miroslava was at serious risk of dying from ‘Chernobyl Heart’.

# chernobyl-children-international - Saturday 26 April, 2014

# Chernobyl Anniversary

28 years on and the struggle continues for those affected by the world's biggest nuclear disaster

Apr 26th 2014, 9:00 AM 9,569 Views 27 Comments

The increasingly volatile situation in strife-torn Ukraine is raising new fears for Chernobyl.

# chernobyl-children-international - Wednesday 23 April, 2014

# Chernobyl

'A ticking timebomb': contamination shield at Chernobyl delayed due to Ukrainian crisis

Apr 23rd 2014, 7:10 AM 9,944 Views 41 Comments

Adi Roche said that a large amount of “highly unstable” radioactive material was still present at the site of the 1986 disaster.

# chernobyl-children-international - Wednesday 16 April, 2014

# Life Saving Surgery

Children can't get surgery because of Ukraine crisis, the Irish government is being asked to help

Apr 16th 2014, 4:51 PM 9,751 Views 52 Comments

One in four children diagnosed with ‘Chernobyl Heart’ will die before the age of 6.

# chernobyl-children-international - Tuesday 18 March, 2014

# Institutionalised

Column: How my trip to a children's mental asylum in Belarus made me proud to be Irish

Mar 18th 2014, 7:30 PM 11,530 Views 40 Comments

A trip volunteering at a children’s asylum in Belarus showed me the harsh reality for many children affected by the Chernobyl disaster but it also let me see the hope that Irish people have brought to their lives, writes Cliódhna Russell.

# chernobyl-children-international - Sunday 9 September, 2012

# Famous Words

My favourite speech: Chernobyl Children International founder Adi Roche

Sep 9th 2012, 5:00 PM 4,070 Views 3 Comments

Continuing our summer series on TheJournal.ie of public figures’ favourite speeches, Adi Roche picks the 1963 speech by Dr Martin Luther King Jr.

# chernobyl-children-international - Friday 22 April, 2011

# Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Friday

Apr 22nd 2011, 8:02 PM 3,459 Views 0 Comments

Deadly protests in Syria; arrests in Northern Ireland; riots in Bristol; the Pope in space (not really); and men being nailed to a cross (really). It’s all the Daily Fix…

# Adoptions

Adi Roche optimistic about future of Belarusian adoptions

Apr 22nd 2011, 3:57 PM 1,107 Views 0 Comments

Head of Chernobyl children’s charity says she’s been given promising indications from Belarusian authorities.

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