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March 2013

Shell Accused of Corrupting Irish Police Force

OSSL claim that their company was a supplier to Shell in respect of the Corrib Gas Project. They allege that acting on Shell’s instructions, OSSL has distributed bribes on Shell’s behalf to parties connected with the project, including the Irish police force (the Garda) who have been the subject of serious accusations of wrong doing by environmental activists protesting against the project. The main accusation being that the Garda has acted as an offshoot of Shell security.

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SELF-EXPLANATORY EMAIL FROM JOHN DONOVAN TO LINDA SZYMANSKI, CHIEF ETHICS & COMPLIANCE OFFICER, ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC

From: John Donovan <john@shellnews.net>
Subject: OSSL Ireland
Date: 28 March 2013 13:42:04 GMT
To: Linda.Szymanski@shell.com
Cc: michiel.brandjes@shell.com

Dear Ms Szymanski

I am writing to you in your capacity as Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer of Royal Dutch Dutch Plc.

In case you are not already aware, I want to formally bring to your attention allegations made by an Irish company OSSL against Shell EP Ireland.

OSSL claim that their company was a supplier to Shell in respect of the Corrib Gas Project.

They allege that acting on Shell’s instructions, OSSL has distributed bribes on Shell’s behalf to parties connected with the project, including the Irish police force (the Garda) who have been the subject of serious accusations of wrong doing by environmental activists protesting against the project. The main accusation being that the Garda has acted as an offshoot of Shell security.

OSSL allege that invoices have been falsified on Shell’s instructions to cover-up what has been going on.

This week, OSSL has provided what they claim is an authentic invoice to Shell dated 24 August 2012 amounting to over €35,000 for alcohol allegedly given as a corrupt payment to the Garda. Senior Garda officers are named on the invoice.

Posted Date: 
29 March 2013
Link: 

http://www.royaldutchshellplc.com/2013/03/28/shell-accused-of-corrupting...

Niall Harnett Memorial Video

By: 
Brendan Walsh - YouTube

 

This video was put together to show at a memorial service for Niall.

I used an image of the beautiful drawing by Aaron as the thumbnail because as Carol said on the night "it captures him so well". I treasure my print of it.

I have left the video as unlisted in the hope it remains up - pass it on by word of mouth to all his friends

Posted Date: 
26 March 2013
Link: 

http://youtu.be/_9cqW5ZUGL4

Our rich resources

By: 
Ann Brennan - Letter in the Sunday Independent

Vast quantities of gas and oil have been discovered under Irish waters in the Atlantic Ocean over the past 15 years.

The Government puts the value of these reserves at €420,000,000,000 – but this is a very conservative estimate. The real figure is likely to be much higher. Ireland is giving away vast quantities of our resources. Will someone please STOP THIS!

Ann Brennan

Mooncoin,

Co Kilkenny

Posted Date: 
24 March 2013
Link: 

http://www.independent.ie/opinion/letters/our-rich-resources-29149973.html

YouTube Video: Protest against Shell at NUIG's "Energy Night"

By: 
Rossport Solidarity Camp

Michael Crothers Managing Director of Shell Exploration and Production Ireland came to talk to the engineering students of NUIG. We came to show our opposition and ask some tough questions which made him very uncomfortable!

Posted Date: 
19 March 2013
Link: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiM_grHdnfM&list=UUkBI3UmYrt4nUalifwalZJQ

Global audience for children’s light show

 Project aims to challenges negative perceptions of north Mayo

Posted Date: 
19 March 2013
Link: 

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/global-audience-for-children-...

Speculating the Emerald Isle

By: 
BBC Radio 4

[Shell to Sea] Although this half hour show on BBC Radio 4 gives more time to pro-oil company views than the counter point of view, it is still a most informative piece of radio.  Why does it take the BBC to come over and discuss Irish natural resources?

Posted Date: 
16 March 2013
Link: 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01r5q88

Norway oil wealth fund made big gains in 2012

By: 
BBC News

 Norway's oil fund, one of the biggest investors in the world, rose in value by 13.4% last year, its second-best performance ever.

The central bank said the fund's investments in shares jumped by 18.1% in 2012, boosted by soaring equity indexes around the world.

It is now worth 3.8tn krone (£450bn; $670bn), up from 3.3tn krone in 2011.

Norway's fund invests the money from its huge oil industry in the nation's future.

Posted Date: 
15 March 2013
Link: 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21733474

Gardaí to be issued with list of Irish language phrases

By: 
Lorna Siggins

Irish language commissioner Seán Ó Cuirreáin said “speaking Irish isn’t a crime”

Every garda will be issued with a laminated list of basic Irish phrases, following an incident in which a man stopped for a minor road traffic matter was arrested, handcuffed and detained at a Garda station until an officer with sufficient knowledge of Irish could be found to deal with him.

Posted Date: 
14 March 2013
Link: 

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/garda%C3%AD-to-be-issued-w...

Resistance to Shell in Galway City

By: 
Rossport Solidarity Camp - Indymedia

Follow up on the peaceful protest held on the 28th February 2013 in NUIG:

Galway S2S and Rossport Solidarity Camp members challenged the head of SEPIL, Michael Crothers, to answer for the crimes Shell has commited.

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Posted Date: 
12 March 2013
Link: 

http://www.indymedia.ie/article/103397