Tag Archives: Shell to sea

Our oil and gas might as well be off the coast of Brazil for all the good it will do us

Posted on September 10, 2012 by

Comment piece by William Hederman published in today’s Irish Daily Mail (10 September 2012) The dogs in the street now understand that Ireland’s share of revenue from our oil and gas fields is set to be pitifully small, thanks to … Continue reading →

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Why journalists are afraid of covering the Corrib Gas project

Posted on August 25, 2012 by

By William Hederman This is a paper I presented at the People’s Forum in Inver in north Mayo on July 7th, 2012 On her radio programme a few weeks ago, (Saturday, April 14th, 2012), Marian Finucane interviewed the parents of … Continue reading →

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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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ARCHIVE: Prominent Shell to Sea activist to oversee Corrib project

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

[ This article was first published on Indymedia Ireland on June 16th, 2007 ] June 16th, 2007: Following several years of campaigning with the Shell to Sea campaign, Green Party TD Eamonn Ryan has been appointed to the ministry with … 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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