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Patrick O’Donovan ‘remains hopeful’ US Senate will not block lifting of sanctions

THE agreement to lift sanctions against Rusal, the parent company of Aughinish Alumina, will be debated and voted on in the US Senate this Wednesday evening, putting concerns about jobs at the plant centre-stage once again in West Limerick. “We ...

16 Jan 2019 at 17:51

Business

Aughinish crisis: Trump sanctions could see 70% cut in Rusal output

THE COMPANY that owns Aughinish Alumina plant in Askeaton, UC Rusal, could see its production slashed by up to 70% should the United States’ sanctions remain in place. Because of global fallout between Russia and the West, diplomatic tensions ...

29 May 2018 at 10:40

Local News

Concern as sanctions threat over Aughinish Alumina owner returns to US agenda

CONCERNS about jobs at the Aughinish Alumina plant in Limerick are back on the agenda as the expected lifting of US sanctions against owners RusAL has run into difficulties and fallen foul of party politics in the US. The sanctions were ...

14 Jan 2019 at 12:28

Local News

‘Massive boost for Limerick’ following lifting of US sanctions on Aughinish owner

THE 450 workers at Aughinish Alumina, and the hundreds of other downstream workers who rely on the plant, are breathing a sigh of relief following the announcement that the US sanctions against the company’s owner, Rusal, are to be ...

20 Dec 2018 at 13:44

Adare/Askeaton

US sanctions ‘wreak havoc’ and threaten 900 jobs at Limerick plant

DONALD Trump’s trade sanctions on Russia have “wreaked havoc” on a County Limerick company which has been left in a state of “chaos, panic and confusion” and with reportedly less than two months worth of raw materials on site. ...

19 Apr 2018 at 19:00

Breaking News

Aughinish crisis: Russian owner Oleg Deripaska resigns from board of Rusal

THE CONTROLLING owner of the parent company of Aughinish Alumina, Oleg Deripaska, has officially resigned from his role as non-executive director at Rusal. The embattled Russian oligarch, who was the target of sanctions by ...

25 May 2018 at 11:36

Local News

Concerns over impact of dredging on Shannon Estuary

A newly established group that claims to represent farmers, fishermen and residents along the Shannon Estuary has warned that proposed dredging of the area around the Aughinish jetty could have “serious adverse effects on ...

27 Aug 2016 at 10:00

Local News

Owner of Limerick's Aughinish resigns from board in bid to stop US sanctions

THE MAJORITY owner of Limerick’s Aughinish Alumina plant, Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, has formally resigned from his position as director of his company EN+ in a bid to save his company from sanctions - but he has ...

21 May 2018 at 11:08

Planning

No oral hearing for Aughinish protesters with decision due on rock-blasting proposal

AN BORD Pleanala has refused a request for an oral hearing into the proposal to develop a borrow pit at Aughinish Alumina. The request for a hearing was lodged by a local protester, Pat Geoghegan, who hoped to get one ...

14 Jul 2018 at 14:00

Local News

Limerick’s Aughinish Alumina gets the go-ahead for rock blasting

AN Bord Pleanala has given the go-ahead to Aughinish Alumina to begin blasting and extracting rock close to the mud ponds at the Askeaton plant. The decision has been described as “reckless” by veteran campaigner, ...

01 Dec 2018 at 14:43

Business

Simon Coveney says US ‘very helpful’ amid Aughinish jobs saga

THE Tánaiste has said that he is hopeful that job prospects at Aughinish Alumina will not be affected by the US sanctions on its parent company, Rusal. The sanctions, which were first announced in April, plunged ...

12 Sept 2018 at 06:03

Local News

Two-month reprieve for Aughinish on US sanctions as search for solution continues

AUGHINISH has been given a further reprieve in the ongoing battle between the US government and various Russian oligarchs and companies. At the weekend, Rusal, which owns Aughinish, had its licences to trade ...

18 Oct 2018 at 13:00

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