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Carnsore Point: Ireland Goes Nuclear

May 20, 2026November 19, 2025 Garreth Byrne

In 1977 Fianna Fáil Minister for Industry and Commerce, Desmond O’Malley, announced the government’s intention to build a nuclear power reactor at Carnsore Point, where the Irish Sea meets the southern Atlantic. Members of Cork Friends of the Earth, along with other groups and individuals, decided to oppose the idea. Four rallies by opponents of … Read more

Brazil’s Pandemic Reaches Crisis Point

January 4, 2023March 31, 2021 André Lucas

At the beginning of the pandemic, the Paraisópolis Favela Residents Association (G10 Favelas) hired a team of doctors, nurses and first responders with ambulances to serve the favela residents, because the SAMU (Mobile Emergency Care Service) could not provide services to the local community. The Paraisópolis favela is the second largest community in São Paulo … Read more