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March 2014

Archbishop Tutu calls for independent inquiry into policing of Corrib gas project

By: 
Lorna Siggins - Irish Times

Signatories supporting call by Afri include former UN assistant secretary general Denis Halliday and ex-Garda Sgt Bernard McCabe

South African archbishop Desmond Tutu and former United Nations assistant secretary general Denis Halliday have called for an “urgent and comprehensive” independent inquiry into the policing of the Corrib gas project.

They are among a group of signatories supporting the call by peace and justice group Afri, while the Front Line Defenders human rights organisation also said policing of the Corrib gas dispute should be included in “any Government inquiry” into Garda accountability.

Posted Date: 
29 March 2014

Corrib protest on the Global Atlas of Environmental Justice

By: 
Ejatlas.org

The Corrib gas field and Rossport in Co Mayo are among the thousand entries on the Global Atlas of Environmental Justice, just published.
So many of the world’s conflicts are sparked by a grab for minerals, land, or forests by large multinationals, often with the assistance of government.

Posted Date: 
26 March 2014

Shattering weekend for Alan Shatter, Irish Jusice Minister

By: 
John Donovan - RoyalDutchShellPLC.com

In the past few days, there have calls for the resignation of the Irish Justice Minister, Mr. Alan Shatter, who dealt with the OSSL corruption allegations against Shell EP Ireland raised in the Irish Parliament on my behalf and engaged in correspondence with me on the subject. I reached the conclusion that he was incompetent and useless. Many Irish people might even think that he has been part of an establishment cover-up.

Posted Date: 
26 March 2014

Evening of talks on Cetacean Research and Monitoring in Belmullet, Co Mayo

By: 
IWDG

An evening of talks will take place in Belmullet, Co Mayo on 27th March @ 19:30 in the Belmullet Civic Centre, Belmullet.

This is a evening hosted by CMRC and IWDG on the work of both groups in the area. CMRC have been monitoring marine mammals in Broadhaven Bay as part of the Corrib Gas Project for over 10 yeasrs and IWDG have been running a cetacean stranding in the area since 1991 as well as carrying out dedicated surveys of the Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site.
Two talks on the night

Posted Date: 
24 March 2014

Corrib coverage ‘infected’ by power of Public Relations

By: 
Áine Ryan - Mayo News

THE media’s seamless link to governments’ and big corporations’ public relations strategies and spin has increasingly ‘infected’ the quality of news reportage, an award-winning British journalist has told a conference about the Corrib controversy.

Posted Date: 
18 March 2014

Journalism ‘infected by corporate public relations’

By: 
Lorna Siggins - Irish Times

Ed Vulliamy addresses Co Mayo meeting on the media and Corrib gas project

Journalism has been “infected” by “corporate public relations” and the media is part of a “seamless troika” involving governments and corporations, according to the British war correspondent Ed Vulliamy.

Posted Date: 
18 March 2014

"Airing Erris", Episode 2

By: 
Atlantic Stream

 

This is the second installment of "Airing Erris", a seminar on the media treatment of the Shell Corrib issue. The discussion is evolving to examine the relationship between vested interests and the media and their increasing control and interference in civil issues. Furthermore, could technological advances spell the end of traditional media and our reliance on them for our news? Speakers include; - Ed Villiamy The Observer) - William Hederman (Journalist) - Richie O Donnell (Director, The Pipe The Film)

Posted Date: 
16 March 2014

Gas, Gender, and Ideology: Reflections on a Prime Time Debate

By: 
Amanda Slevin - Irish Left Review

As I sat in the audience of a Prime Time feature on Irish gas and oil (RTÉ, March 11, 2014), I wondered what I was doing there. I’m probably not the first person to ponder their attendance on such an occasion but it was a unique thought for me as I’ve been interested in the topic of Irish gas and oil for over 8 years.

Posted Date: 
16 March 2014