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May 2016

Kinahan murder machine ignored as Government claimed "sinister fringe" water protesters main threat to State

By: 
Pat Flanagan - Irish Mirror

Labour ministers claimed THEY were under threat from water protesters a Fine Gael TD compared to Isis as sinister Kinahan cartel flooded the country with guns and drugs

If Enda Kenny considered calling out the Army to defend the ATMs and the banks why has he not ordered boots on the ground to protect the citizens of Dublin’s inner city?

There’s a very simple answer and it lies in the fact that a gang feud which has cost seven lives has little or no consequences for those who run the country.

Posted Date: 
28 May 2016
Link: 

http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/politics/kinahan-murder-machin...

People's Forum 2015

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YouTube

People's Forum 2015, Part 1: Maura Harrington, Majella McCarron, Margaretta D'Arcy

This edition of the People's Forum considers the idea of commemoration of two important anniversaries in the context of the Shell/Corrib project in north Mayo: the Irish 1916 rising and the 1995 murder of the Ogoni 9 in Nigeria.

Posted Date: 
24 May 2016
Link: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIVx8QWqve8

This Irish documentary about fishing and oil is making people angry

By: 
Aoife Barry - TheJournal.ie

Risteard O Domhnaill was behind the documentary The Pipe. Now he has returned with an acclaimed documentary voiced by Brendan Gleeson.

THE ATLANTIC OCEAN can be wild, dangerous, beautiful and mystical.

It provides a stunning view, a home to shoals of fish and marine life. But it also provides a livelihood for fishermen and those who trawl the sea for fish, and companies who drill for oil and gas.

Posted Date: 
22 May 2016
Link: 

http://www.thejournal.ie/risteard-o-domhnaill-atlantic-interview-2780755...

The Long Tail Of The Corrib Rape Tape

By: 
Bodger - Broadsheet

“Our involvement with the pair of whistleblowers [Maurice McCabe and John Wilson] in this case actually started as a result of the protests here [against] Corrib. It was the cases of the rape tape allegations and that being brought to the public eye with the protestors with Corrib.

Posted Date: 
22 May 2016
Link: 

http://www.broadsheet.ie/2016/05/20/the-long-tail-of-the-corrib-rape-tape/

Irish natural gas exports enter British supply mix

By: 
Thomas Rodgers - ICIS

Shippers in Ireland are nominating to export gas into the British supply mix following the first commercial flows into the Moffat point, data from British system operator National Grid showed.

The first nominations to deliver gas from Moffat to the British grid were recorded on 25 March. Since then, Moffat entry nominations have been commonplace with daily flows peaking at 2.4 million cubic metres (mcm) on 30 April.

Posted Date: 
15 May 2016
Link: 

http://www.icis.com/resources/news/2016/05/13/9997912/updated-irish-natu...

Press Release: Shell to Sea Spokesperson Jailed for €300 fine as Millions roll in for Corrib Gas

[Shell to Sea]  Maura Harrington has now been released. She appreciates the solidarity shown and sends her best wishes.

New Release - Issued by Shell to Sea - May 7th 2016 - For immediate release

Maura Harrington jailed as Vermillion earn $17million from first three months of Corrib Gas



Shell to Sea campaigner Maura Harrington was arrested in Belmullet on Friday afternoon and  jailed for 10 days in Mountjoy prison for the non-payment of a court fine of E300.
It is thought that the jailing relates to a 2012 protest attempting to block construction of the disputed development.
 
Ms. Harrington has continuously opposed the Corrib gas project due to health and safety concerns, environmental damage and the giveaway of Ireland's natural resources to private corporations. [1]
 
The jailing comes on the same day as Vermillion Energy - who owns an 18.5% share in Corrib gas - released sales figures of $17million from Corrib from the first three months of 2016. [2] At this rate the Corrib partners - Shell, Statoil and Vermillion - stand to make sales of $7.35billion from Corrib over a 20 year field lifespan. [3]

Millions roll in for Corrib Gas as production set to ramp up

By: 
Gordon Deegan - Irish Independent

The millions in revenue have finally begun to roll in for the partners of the Corrib Gas field with one of the partners, Vermilion Energy, confirming sales of $17m (€14.89m) from the field for the first quarter of 2016.

 
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The Canadian firm owns an 18.5pc share in the €3.6bn project.

Posted Date: 
7 May 2016
Link: 

http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/millions-roll-in-for-corrib-gas...

Vermilion Energy’s Corrib Gas Field sales top €14m

By: 
Gordon Deegan - Irish Examiner

One of the partners of the Corrib Gas Field, Vermilion Energy, recorded sales of $17m (€14.89m) from the field in the first quarter of the year.

 

 

Posted Date: 
7 May 2016
Link: 

http://www.irishexaminer.com/business/vermilion-energys-corrib-gas-field...

Shell to Sea activist Maura Harrington arrested over fine

By: 
Mark Hilliard - Irish Times

Brother of protester says case probably relates to a 2012 offence

Maura Harrington faces 10 days in prison following her arrest over refusing to pay a fine.
 
Shell to Sea campaigner Maura Harrington has been arrested on foot of a warrant for the non-payment of a €300 court fine.

Ms Harrington, a spokesperson for the protest group, was arrested on Friday afternoon in Mayo and transported by gardaí to the Dochas women’s prison in Dublin where she is to serve a ten day sentence.

Speaking to the Irish Times, her brother Sean Harrington said he believes the offence which led to the imposition of the fine would have been a protest action at the Corrib plant in or around 2012, possibly using her car to block access to the facility.

“We were involved in so many different skirmishes, a lot of people ended up in court and there were a lot of spurious and nebulous charges,” he said.

“She doesn’t get phased by these things anymore. She was arrested on her way from a funeral before.”

Posted Date: 
6 May 2016
Link: 

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/shell-to-sea-activist-maura...

Naomi Klien - Shell to Sea had "inspired people around the world".

A photo of a Shell to Sea action in Sruwaddacon Estuary in north Mayo, one of Naomi Klein's slides at her talk in Dublin tonight. Naomi said Shell to Sea had "inspired people around the world".

Posted Date: 
6 May 2016
Link: 

https://www.facebook.com/william.hederman/posts/1254297934600192?fref=nf