{"id":8092,"date":"2019-06-25T07:06:08","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T11:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8092"},"modified":"2019-06-25T09:07:18","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T13:07:18","slug":"children-from-chernobyl-arrive-in-ireland-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8092","title":{"rendered":"Children from Chernobyl Arrive in Ireland Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>120 children from Chernobyl will arrive into Ireland today for a month-long rest and recuperation holiday.<\/p>\n<p>It is organiz<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Chernobyl.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Chernobyl.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Chernobyl-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>ed by Chernobyl Children International, who have brought more than 25,500 children here from Belarus since the nuclear disaster over 30 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the children come from either poor backgrounds or state-run institutions.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Chernobyl Children International, Helen Faughnan, said radioactivity still affects the area.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The summer is possibly the most dangerous time for these children and young adults to remain in their country,&#8221; said Ms Faughnan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Even though the disaster happened 33-years-ago, Chernobyl&#8217;s legacy will be with us for thousands upon thousands of years to come.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So it is very, very important that Ireland has sent out a message to the people of Belarus, western Russia and the Ukraine, that they are not forgotten.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-8092\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8092&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-8092\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8092&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-8092\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8092&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8092\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>120 children from Chernobyl will arrive into Ireland today for a month-long rest and recuperation holiday. 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