Tag Archives: Willie Corduff

Why journalists are afraid of covering the Corrib Gas project

Posted on August 25, 2012 by William Hederman

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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New book tells Rossport Five’s own story

Posted on February 20, 2011 by William Hederman

[ This article was first published on Indymedia Ireland on Friday, January 5th, 2007 ] The Rossport Five were back in the capital today to launch ‘Our Story – the Rossport Five’, their account of their time in prison in … Continue reading →

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Rossport ‘ready for attack by State’

Posted on September 30, 2010 by William Hederman

[ 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 William Hederman

[ 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 William Hederman

[ 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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