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November 2011

Rachel Lysaght, producer of The Pipe, in conversation during the LA Irish Film Festival

By: 
CinemaWithoutBorders

The perfect picture postcard village of Rossport nestles behind the dunes of a remote corner of west Ireland, but this peaceful tranquility belies the turmoil that lies beneath. The unique nature of its coastline, which has sustained generations of farmers and fishermen, has also delivered to Shell Oil the perfect landfall for the Corrib Gas Pipeline and building of nearby refinery.

Posted Date: 
2 November 2011
Link: 

http://cinemawithoutborders.com/conversations/2814-the-pipe.html

Fracking 'probable' cause of Lancashire quakes

By: 
Juliette Jowit & Hanna Gersmann - The Guardian

Controversial 'fracking' technique to extract gas from the ground was the 'highly probable' cause of earth tremors, report finds

Shale Gas Exploration in Singleton

Posted Date: 
2 November 2011
Link: 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/nov/02/fracking-cause-lancash...

Oil exploration deal for areas off Mayo

By: 
Keith Bourke - Western People

THE Mayo coast is set to be the site of further gas and oil exploration after 13 new licenses were granted for the Rockall, Slyne and Porcupine basins.

Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Pat Rabbitte said the licences were granted following an assessment of 15 applications submitted last May.

Posted Date: 
2 November 2011
Link: 

www.westernpeople.ie/news/ojauidgbey/

Shatter move on Garda watchdog posts

By: 
Conor Lally - Irish Times

MINISTER FOR Justice Alan Shatter is seeking expressions of interest from parties interested in taking up the three most senior positions within the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, the agency that investigates complaints against gardaí

The move follows criticisms by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties when the last vacancy was filled in 2009 without open selection.

The tenure of the current three-person commission comes to an end next month, six years after the first commission’s appointment.

Posted Date: 
2 November 2011
Link: 

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/1102/1224306910950.html

Another whitewash by the Irish Courts on Corrib Pipeline

By: 
questforjustice2011 - http://theirishlawanddemocracycommittee.wordpress.com

A number of legal challenges around the legality of numerous aspects of the Corrib gas pipeline have been struck out of the Commercial Court in Dublin.

The challenges were brought by local residents Peter Sweetman and Monica Muller and An Taisce against An Bord Pleanála’s decision in January to grant permission to Shell E&P Ireland for its third proposed route for the pipeline.

They claimed the proposed pipeline crossed several areas of special interest in Co Mayo that were protected by the EU Habitats Directive.

Posted Date: 
1 November 2011
Link: 

http://theirishlawanddemocracycommittee.wordpress.com/2011/10/27/another...