Irish Cabinet defends alumina exports to Russia by citing refugees--then evicts 16,000 of them
The Irish Cabinet voted on 28 April to begin evicting 16,000 Ukrainian refugees from state accommodation—27 days after Taoiseach Micheál Martin defended Ireland’s exports to Russia’s missile supply chain by citing “welcoming Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war.”
The trade comes from Aughinish Alumina, Europe’s largest alumina refinery, on the Shannon estuary, which the same Cabinet has spent a decade lobbying Washington and Brussels to shield from sanctions.
How Aughinish alumina reaches Russian missiles
The supply-chain finding comes from an investigation by OCCRP, the Irish Times, iStories, KibOrg, and others. Reporters traced bauxite from Rusal-owned mines in Guinea and the Brazilian Amazon to the Limerick refinery, where heat, pressure, and caustic soda turn it into alumina.
Read More: https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/05/05/irish-cabinet-defends-alumina-exports-russia-evicts-refugees/
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What the heck is going on in Ireland? Please don't tell me the Russians have now infiltrated Ireland.