A former school principal turned environmental activist is on her way to Mountjoy prison this evening after being arrested for non-payment of fines.
Maura Harrington, (62), spokesperson for the Shell to Sea campaign, was arrested outside a bank in Bellmullet, Co Mayo around 3pm today, according to her brother Sean Harrington.
The retired school teacher was arrested on foot of a warrant for non-payment of a €300 fine, he said.
News Release - Issued by Shell to Sea - April 12th, 2015 - For immediate release
-- Shell to Sea send submission on RTE's Public Service Statement --
Shell to Sea have today sent in a submission to RTE as part of RTE's public consultation on the updating of their Public Service Statement [1]. In the submission, Shell to Sea claimed that RTE had failed to inform the public in an honest and balanced manner on the Corrib Gas project.