Dublin Shell to Sea

by Andrew N Flood - WSM - personal capacity

 Round up of events in Dublin and a personal view of the progress of the campaign

Wed, 02/17/2010 - 06:24 — AndrewNFlood 

 The story of the controversial Corrib Gas project told through the eyes of locals is expected to reach a world audience thanks to a groundbreaking new documentary.

A large contingent of Shell to Sea activists mostly from the Kildare branch along with people from Dublin Shell to Sea were out in force distributing the group’s new information leaflet on Saturday in Newbridge. The ‘Shell to Sea’ campaign which seeks to ensure the proposed Corrib gas terminal and pipeline are constructed offshore, whilst also highlighting the environmental, planning and health and safety neglect as well as the economic consequences of this government backed plan.

 This week a rather unusal and unexpected debate has been ongoing in the Irish Times here and here between two retired Gardaí concerning the policing of protests concerning the Corrib gas line.

Dublin Shell to Sea is protesting at the special Green Party convention today (10th October) to highlight the €420,000,000, 000-plus giveaway of Irish oil and gas, which is not on the party's agenda for its negotiations for Government.

GREENS HUNT WITH HOUNDS WHILE PRETENDING TO SAVE HARES

-- €420,000,000, 000 oil and gas giveaway ignored in party's agenda for government --

The government, official opposition and the media are all towing Shell's line

by Joe Higgins MEP

The photographs, taken on Sunday, appear to show a protester being pulled to the ground by gardaí, including one officer not in official uniform.