Key pointsAughinish Alumina in Co Limerick supplies vast amounts of raw materials to Russian aluminium smelters, according to a new investigation.The project, by The Irish Times and the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), draws on confidential documents, customs data and transport records along with satellite imagery and financial records. The smelters supply aluminium to a Moscow-based trading company which in turn supplies Russia’s military industry.The aluminium is purchased by dozens of arms companies that make weapons for Russia’s war in Ukraine, including tanks, cruise missiles and bombers.Exports of alumina from Ireland to Russia have surged in recent years, despite…