News, Press Releases & Clippings

• October 3, 2004
  Parade of Sail and All Related Events Cancelled
• October 2, 2004
  Parade of Sail & Peaceful Protest Sunday Oct 3
• Sept. 29, 2004
  Irish Sea Nuclear Free Flotilla Hosts October 3 Peaceful Protest and Parade of Sail in Dublin
• Sept. 24, 2004
  BNFL Nuclear Ships Bound for France Through Irish Coastal Waters, Disregarding International Law and Concerns of Coastal Nations.
• Sept. 15, 2004
  Irish Seas Nuclear Free Flotilla Urges Taoiseach To Lead The Call For Immediate Suspension of Plutonium Shipment Following Radiation Accident in France.
• Sept. 14, 2004
  Call For Irish Government To Urge Immediate Suspension of Plutonium Shipment in Wake of French Radiation Accident.
• Sept. 3, 2004
  Nuclear Freighters Leave England To Pick Up U.S. Plutonium. European and US citizens form the atlantic nuclear free flotilla to protest dangerous shipment.
• August 20, 2004
  Irish Environmental Leaders Protest Plutonium Shipment 150 Miles Off South Coast.

• Greenpeace Press Release - March 22, 2005
  U.S. WEAPONS GRADE PLUTONIUM SHIPMENT TO DEPART FRANCE TONIGHT
• Sinn Féin Press Release - October 5, 2004
  Nuclear company aiming to suppress protest over waste ships
• Green Party Press Release - October 4, 2004
  Irish people will not be fobbed off by diplomatic assurances over plutonium shipments
• Labour Party Press Release - October 3, 2004
  Roche Urged to Act on nuclear Consignment
• Greenpeace Press Release - October 3, 2004
  Flotilla member arrested by military in Cherbourg
• Statement by Cumbrians Opposed to a Radioactive Environment - October 2, 2004
  Message to Dublin
• Statement by Jersey Senator Stuart Syvret - October 1, 2004
  No to Nuclear Transports
• Sinn Féin Press Release - September 29, 2004
  Mary Lou McDonald:Irish waters have become a nuclear corridor
• Green Party Press Release - September 29, 2004
  Government must not permit nuclear flotilla to pass through Irish waters
• Greenpeace Press Release - September 27, 2004
  Greenpeace ship arrives in France ahead of U.S. weapons plutonium transport
• Green Party Press Release - September 20, 2004
  Government must not allow nuclear flotilla to pass through Irish waters
• Labour Party Press Release - September 20, 2004
  Nuclear shipment off Irish coast: Cullen must intervene
• Greenpeace Press Release - September 20, 2004
  Bush Administration to Ship Deadly Weapons Plutonium to France Today

• October 8, 2004
  "A short update to bring to a close the USA to France Plutonium Project..."
• October 7, 2004
  "All day long, since the early hours, a number of Greenpeace teams have been monitoring the Pu convoy..."
• October 7, 2004
  "At 0215 hrs this morning a heavily armed convoy left La Hague for Cadarache..."
• October 6, 2004
  "At 0545 hrs this morning the MV Esperanza spotted the Pu transport..."
• October 5, 2004
  "As expected the court at 2000 hrs granted the injunctions against us..."
• October 5, 2004
  "This morning Greenpeace activists blocked the roadway to the La Hague reprocessing plant..."
• October 4, 2004
  "There will be a Court Hearing tomorrow at 1430 hrs in Cherbourg when..."
• October 4, 2004
  "The three arrestees (Eugene, John, Pernilla) were released today ..."
• October 3, 2004
  "One of France's most famous mariners and a member of the flotilla - was arrested..."
• October 2, 2004
  "Here is some information on the legal papers served on Thursday night..."
• October 1, 2004
  "Lots happening..."
• September 30, 2004
  "The Press Briefing in Paris on Tuesday 28th was very well attended..."
• September 25, 2004
  "There have been protests around France against the Plutonium transport..."
• September 21, 2004
  At 13.30 hrs today the Pacific Pintail and Pacific Teal departed Charleston...
• September 13, 2004
  Over the last few days it has been hectic in Charleston...
• September 3, 2004
  Two lightly armed UK-flagged nuclear freighters have departed the U.K. for Charleston...

• RTE: Morning Ireland - October 5, 2004
  Neil McCann is on board the 'Synoptic', a protest ship not affected by the injunction application.
• RTE: Morning Ireland - October 5, 2004
  Paul Cunningham, Environment Correspondent, says orders are being sought to keep protestors away from the ships carrying plutonium.
• RTE - October 4, 2004
  John Large, independent nuclear consultant, discusses the dangers involved in transporting such material.
• RTE - September 29, 2004
  Plutonium-laden ships to enter Irish waters tomorrow (Interview with Shaun Burnie)
• RTE - September 29, 2004
  Postscript to Shaun Bernie interview

• RTE 1 News - October 5, 2004
  Paul Cunningham, Environment Correspondent, has further details on the protest held over transportation of plutonium (Real Player)
• RTE 6.1 News - October 4, 2004
  Paul Cunningham, Environment Correspondent, reports on the passage of plutonium-laden ships through Irish waters (Real Player)
• Greenpeace - October 1, 2004
  Stop plutonium video (Real Player or Windows Media formats)

• The Irish Times - October 5, 2004
  Firm seeks injunction to stop nuclear protesters
• RTE - October 5, 2004
  Air Corps monitoring radioactive cargo
• Irish Independent - October 5, 2004
  Roche gives assurances on nuclear waste cargo
• RTE - October 5, 2004
  Injunction sought against Cherbourg protestors
• Irish Independent - October 4, 2004
  Irish yacht joins nuclear protest
• Reuters - October 4, 2004
  Global Stocks of Nuke Bomb Material Growing-Survey
• UK Independent - October 3, 2004
  Revealed: weapons-grade plutonium poses new threat
• ITV - October 2, 2004
  'Plutonium ships' due to arrive in France
• BBC - October 2, 2004
  Greenpeace targets nuclear cargo
• The Irish Independent - October 2, 2004
  Greenpeace planning to intercept nuclear ships
• BBC - October 1, 2004
  Nuclear shipment close to coast
• The Irish Independent - October 1, 2004
  Greenpeace bid to block France-bound plutonium
• Cork 96 FM - September 30, 2004
  Pressure on govt over nuclear waste
• The Irish Independent - September 30, 2004
  Protesters prepare for chase as plutonium ships near UK
• The Irish Times - September 29, 2004
  Dept denies plutonium ships to enter Irish waters
• The Telegraph - September 27, 2004
  Protest flotilla to intercept plutonium shipment in the Channel
• The Irish Examiner - September 21, 2004
  Cullen urges nuclear ship to stay out of Irish waters
• The BBC - September 21, 2004
  US nuclear cargo on way to France
• The Associated Press - September 21, 2004
  US sends plutonium to France
• New Scientist - September 21, 2004
  U.S. Plutonium Shipments Head to France
• The Irish Independent - September 20, 2004
  Cullen voices concerns over nuclear shipment off coast
• The Irish Independent - September 20, 2004
  Fine Gael want plutonium shipment kept out of Irish waters
• Expatica Magazine - September 20, 2004
  Ireland quizzes France, US on nuke boat route
• The Sunday Independent - September 19, 2004
  Greenpeace calls for action on nuclear flotilla in Irish waters
• The Sunday Herald - September 19, 2004
  Fury as bomb-grade plutonium sets sail for France from US
• The Irish Times - September 4, 2004
  Cullen ready to back case against Sellafield (Paid registration required)
  
• The Irish Times - September 17, 2004
  Fears about nuclear shipment off coast (Paid registration required)
  
• The Guardian/The Washington Post - September 1, 2004
  Secret UK nuclear dumping exposed