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# Chernobyl Children International

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# Chernobyl Heart
'Families need a Christmas miracle': Irish-funded doctors to help Chernobyl babies in war-torn Ukraine
The group are travelling with the charity Chernobyl Children International.
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Dec 8th 2018, 8:45 AM
# Chernobyl Children
Igor was abandoned in an orphanage as a baby - now he spends his summers in Ireland with a loving family
150 children will arrive in Ireland today to spend the summer with Irish families.
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Jun 24th 2016, 6:01 AM
# 30 Years On
'The sister and daughter we never had': Welcoming a child affected by Chernobyl into the family
The Chernobyl explosion was the biggest nuclear catastrophe of the 20th century.
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May 1st 2016, 9:15 AM
# heartwarming
"The true meaning of Christmas": Children from Chernobyl arrived in Ireland today
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).
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Dec 18th 2014, 7:08 PM
# Chernobyl Children International
Children from Chernobyl to arrive in Ireland today for rest and recuperation
The children travel to Ireland every year to stay with Irish families during the summer months.
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Jun 22nd 2014, 7:00 AM
# life saving operations
Irish funded operation saves the lives of 20 children in Ukraine
Without cardiac surgery the children who need complex open heart operations have little hope of living beyond 5 years.
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Jun 2nd 2014, 8:45 AM
# Guardian Angels
Parents of newborn baby thank Ireland after Irish-funded operation saves their son
Miroslava was at serious risk of dying from ‘Chernobyl Heart’.
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May 22nd 2014, 4:41 PM
# Chernobyl Anniversary
28 years on and the struggle continues for those affected by the world's biggest nuclear disaster
The increasingly volatile situation in strife-torn Ukraine is raising new fears for Chernobyl.
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Apr 26th 2014, 9:00 AM
# Chernobyl
'A ticking timebomb': contamination shield at Chernobyl delayed due to Ukrainian crisis
Adi Roche said that a large amount of “highly unstable” radioactive material was still present at the site of the 1986 disaster.
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Apr 23rd 2014, 7:10 AM
# life saving surgery
Children can't get surgery because of Ukraine crisis, the Irish government is being asked to help
One in four children diagnosed with ‘Chernobyl Heart’ will die before the age of 6.
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Apr 16th 2014, 4:51 PM
Voices
Column: How my trip to a children's mental asylum in Belarus made me proud to be Irish
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.
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Mar 18th 2014, 7:30 PM
# Famous words
My favourite speech: Chernobyl Children International founder Adi Roche
Continuing our summer series on TheJournal.ie of public figures’ favourite speeches, Adi Roche picks the 1963 speech by Dr Martin Luther King Jr.
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Sep 9th 2012, 5:00 PM
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Friday
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…
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Apr 22nd 2011, 8:02 PM
# Adoptions
Adi Roche optimistic about future of Belarusian adoptions
Head of Chernobyl children’s charity says she’s been given promising indications from Belarusian authorities.
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Apr 22nd 2011, 3:57 PM