Irish ventured where others feared after Chornobyl disaster – 40 years on we continue to aid & perform life-saving ops

THIS Sunday will mark a sombre milestone that feels both a lifetime ago and as immediate as a heartbeat – the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster. At 1.23am on April 26, 1986 an invisible killer was unleashed on the world as a plant reactor exploded. In that instant, life changed forever for millions....