Tag Archives: Direct action

Corrib: Shatter’s ‘protest tourists’ are acting in Ireland’s interest

Posted on April 14, 2012 by

[Article published on Politico.ie on 21 February 2012] As 19 campaigners go on trial in Mayo, William Hederman writes that the expensive policing of the Corrib gas project is facilitating a transfer of resources to private corporations. Those “outsiders” who … Continue reading →

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Rossport ‘ready for attack by State’

Posted on September 30, 2010 by

[ This article was first published in Village Magazine on Thursday, February 9th, 2006 ] 2006 looks set to be the make-or-break year in the struggle between Rossport, Shell and the Government, with locals expecting riot police in their community … Continue reading →

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Shell meets its match in the Rossport Five

Posted on September 27, 2010 by

[ This article was first published in The Guardian on Friday, July 29th, 2005 ] by William Hederman The residents of the tiny village of Rossport, in the north-west corner of County Mayo on Ireland’s Atlantic coast, have been up … Continue reading →

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‘Sitting on a time-bomb’

Posted on September 26, 2010 by

[ This article was first published in Village Magazine on Friday, July 1st, 2005 ] Fears about the high pressure of gas in Shell’s disputed North Mayo pipeline were behind the willingness of five local men to go to jail. … Continue reading →

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