DUNDALK’S FREE NEWSPAPER Clarks workers ready for reunion
Sisters make waves in USA
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Continued Sellafield threat must be tackled
Wednesday, 7th September, 2016. Vol. 9, Issue 36 • 63 Clanbrassil Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth
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By Paul Byrne
GREEN Party councillor Mark Dearey has called for the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Environment to demand a response from UK authorities following a Panorama exposé on Monday evening which highlighted a catalogue of safety concerns at the notorious Sellafield nuclear plant. During the programme a former senior manager in Sellafield outlined his worries about the plant not meeting minimum safety or staffing levels. Figures obtained by Panorama showed that between July 2012 and July 2013 there were 97 incidents where parts of the site had too few workers on shift. The report revealed that radioactive materials have been stored in degrading plastic bottles, that too few
staff operate the site, and that there is a real fear of a fire that would create “a plume of radiological waste that will go across western Europe.” Councillor Mark Dearey was a founding member of the STAD (Stop Thorpe Alliance Dundalk) campaign, and a plaintiff for 11 years in a court action to stop nuclear reprocessing at Sellafield said that he was not in the least surprised by the safety concerns raised in the programme although he did admit he was shocked after hearing the staffing deficits outlined in the programme. “Most of what I heard in the programme wasn’t news to me as we have been outlining the safety issues in Sellafield since I first got involved in the campaign over 20 years ago. We need both the Minister for Foreign See Page 7
Jonny delighted with response to charity cycle
Jonny McGailey with members of the team that cycled to Tralee week. Dromiskin man Jonny McGailey along with pals Mike Geraghty and Michael Bishop Three charities are set to benefit to the tune of almost came up with the idea to cycle €20,000 thanks to the efforts from Dundalk to Tralee to of Jonny McGailey and a group raise funds for three charities close to their hearts last year of 22 cyclists who travelled with the Alzheimer Society of from Dundalk to Tralee last
By Paul Byrne
Ireland, Make a Wish Foundation and Friends of A receiving €10,000 between them. This year Jonny decided to do it all again but this time due to a cruciate ligament injury he wasn’t able to cycle Full Story on Page 8