UK says it may dump more nuclear waste in Irish Sea after 2006
Britain said in December that it might have to dump radioactive pollution stockpiled at its Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant into the Irish Sea after 2006 as tanks storing the waste age and may become unsafe.

Environment Minister Michael Meacher said the government was researching ways to store the waste permanently onland but if this was not successful, then the radioactive liquid technetium-99 kept in offshore tanks may be dumped in the sea. "If the tanks can't take it beyond 2006, then we might have to look at an alternative solution... to discharge (their contents) into the Irish Sea quickly," Meacher told a news conference. Britain admits the waste has been found in lobsters but says there is no evidence it has accumulated in fish. (Editor: "What do they take us for?")

Ballynahinch Triumphant....
Yesterday Jane & I went down to Ravenhill to watch Charlie and his mates play in the Crawford Cup Final against Ards. It was a great afternoon filled with craic and banter with Andrew Edgar (Great photo), Greg, Rachel Kirk and Claire Porter. What was even better was for the Hinch to win 13 – 12 after being down 12 – 0!! I was really impressed with Charlie’s courage in tackling for the ball and his commitment in chasing it! It all brought me back to my rugby playing days which were more renown for brut force and ignorance than skill and tactics. It sort of wet my appetite – so you never know if a rugby club do enough begging I might return to the pitch in September. Now that would be a come back worth seeing!

House Update
Bought some paints and a few taster pots. Even managed to get a taster on a wall! A lazy but great day......

A word of appreciation:- For Greg Knox, who brought slabbering from the sidelines to a whole new level yesterday!!