Stand off in Mayo

by hurler on the ditch Thu Jun 09, 2005 23:06

If dat kind of carry-on doesn't stop dey'll have to send down de Donegal Guards to sort ye out .......

by Barry Thu Jun 09, 2005 23:11

Everybody should be getting behind these people . Im going to be talking to people at the weekend and try and get people to act on this issue . This theft is a fuckin disgrace .

by kintama Thu Jun 09, 2005 23:32

you can be sure of Shell, the landgrabbing robbing bastards ably assisted by the gombeen men in Leinster House.

by wag Thu Jun 09, 2005 23:38

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by Al_Clone Thu Jun 09, 2005 23:42

If youse don't behave yerselves errr..... we'll send in the ERU to deal with youse troublemakers .....

by Cross Barry Thu Jun 09, 2005 23:46

Why don't ye get the Omagh bombers to sort them out ? Put their technical knowledge to a constructive use for a change ! Time that ye so-called "republicans" did something for the good of the country instead of targeting defenceless civilians.

by eeekkkk Thu Jun 09, 2005 23:53

an antichrist or other dissident group - blow up the gas themselves with help from the psni - and subsequently simultaneously lock up their emenies with a combination of asbos and anti-terror legislation and the word of garda sups and drive shell out of the country so they can still privatise but sell dearer to someone else who will be a little more careful about trampling on and stirring up the small people

by Terry and John - Shell to Sea Fri Jun 10, 2005 00:20 info at shelltosea dot com http://www.flickr.com/photos/mayogas

In correction to Pooka McFee, our long distance correspondant, one local resident was driving up a road, with no traffic mangement, at around 5.30pm today, and was obstrcuted by two large trucks carrying pipes to the Shell compound at Rossport. The resident was then told to reverse and make way for the trucks as the narrow roads cannot accomadate such traffic. He refused and was soon joined by 15 supporters. He rightfully declined to make way for the trucks, the obligation to ensure proper traffic flow lies the developer, in such cases they should make way for public traffic, not the other way around. This has been checked with the Gardai.
Police arrived, and focused their attentions on local residents, taking names and demanding that people turn their vehicles around and give the road to Shell. Ultimately, top mangement for one of the construction companies and a Garda superintendant arrived. Negiotiations trashed out a settlement which was that the U.K. reg. Scania trucks W978 PHH BHZ4642 drove as far as the compound, and turn around without delivering their load.
Intially the lorry drivers were agressively holding the road. The standoff finished at 9.40, begining at around 5.30.

by eeeekkkk Fri Jun 10, 2005 00:25

show us the roads the ffers get sorted for the artificially large people vs the roads provided for locals

is worth a 1,000,000 words

remind me who sorted out this scam? Ray Burke right? Isn't he a convicted criminal?

;-)

by Terry - Shell to Sea Fri Jun 10, 2005 00:28

More photos

A barrier to Shell

Sicim/Roadbridge construction company manager and Garda

Negotiations

Not going anywhere

Superintendant

by Terry - Shell to Sea Fri Jun 10, 2005 00:30

Trucks turning around...

..turning around...

...and pulling out to jubilation..

by Niall Fri Jun 10, 2005 01:11

Locals are saying that they don't want a rush of people up to physically support them until they ask for it. They are doing very well on their own for the moment and are maintaining a vigil now round the clock and have cars still blocking the road.
When they want bodies they will let us know.
In the meantime maybe we could prepare ourselves to start campaigning at Shell stations and elsewhere, make some fliers ourselves with the info we got at the weekend and start educating/challenging the public and the garage owners.

by jsr Fri Jun 10, 2005 01:23 right here right now

Fair play lads, someone should send 'em tea and scones for their efforts.

by Barry Fri Jun 10, 2005 01:44

Who the fuck said anything about blowing things up or illegal activity ? do you seriously think if i knew the first thing about bombs and stuff like or that I intended raising a mujahideen force to go to mayo that Id be announcing it over the bloody internet ?

Believe it or not people with republican views can and do possess the ability to organise politically and advance their viewpoint in a peaceful non violent manner . What I intend doing is discussing with other people , not only republicans , the need for this issue to be highlighted and hopefully protested about in some manner .

(holy shit ,Als off on his holidays but the membership accusations havent gone with him thats for sure)

This is a national issue . The wealth of this nation is being stolen by a multinational outfit which bought it from a convicted criminal for a pittance . And knowing Ray Burke free state politicians and Shell we can assume there was an envelope or 2 passed at some stage .

As has been highlighted in Bolivia , Venezuela Iraq and a host of other places a peoples sovereignty extends to their national resources . This is a clear attack on Irish sovereignty by a multi national thief which was facilitated by a convicted thief and fraudster . Shell are taking what doesnt belong to them and charging our people through the nose for their own resources .

Not content with this they seem more than ready to ride roughshod over the few little people standing in their way .

Im sorry if me feeling theres something fundamentally wrong with this but Im heartily fucking sick to the back teeth of having the events of Omagh regurgitated at me nearly every time I express an opinion on basically anything . Did no one else ever get killed in this country ? youd think so sometimes .

32csm bombed no-one , nor did I . And the amount of people whove been murdered and blown to pieces to facilitate the likes of Shells theft of their resources is of greater significance to this issue than Omagh .

All Irish Irish people should get out and protest on this issue due to the simple fact theyre being robbed blind by a shower of theiving bastards. Compared to this the Northern Bank robbery was a fart in the wind .
Ill be doing my best to convince republicans to highlight and protest against this theft . Whats everybody else going to do ?

by Mark Fri Jun 10, 2005 02:10 markoconnorstudios at yahoo dot ie

Was in Mayo last weekend. A great gathering. My heart sank when I got a text about the trucks moving in. Heart rose again and did laps of my skull with delight on hearing the local residents held their ground. Everyone should get this story out. It is insane and the time to act is now. Hasta la victoria...........M

by Barry Fri Jun 10, 2005 02:12

The pissed off part of that rant wasnt directed at you but that bollocks .

The positive bit was for your attention .

by Let me do it! Fri Jun 10, 2005 13:40

Was he not one of the nasty fuckers hanging around the Radison Hotel at the EU demo in Galway in 2003? A real nice guy if you know what I mean.

Superintendant, Hope your manners have improved, now that the movement is taking an interest in your part of the woods.

by James R Fri Jun 10, 2005 17:20

Keep it up!

by Barry Fri Jun 10, 2005 17:58

What if Joe Higgins called for this resource to be nationalised ?
Where are the greens ? Wheres the media ? jaysus this is mad stuff altogether .

You know this could make one lose faith in parliamentary democracy very easily , if you were a cynical sort of person .

by tracey - cork harbour action group gluaiseacht Sat Jun 11, 2005 20:51 bobssista at care2 dot com

cork harbour action group are calling an action on shell in cork on monday in solidarity with the shell to sea campaign. we see the campaign against toxic waste incinerators here in cork as being part of the same struggle as the campaign against shell in mayo. its time we stood up to bullying corporations destroying and polluting communities. if you want to be part of the action on monday come to the caz (cork autonomous zone) 61 barracks street cork tomorrow at 8pm or call 087 6543425

by kintama Mon Jun 13, 2005 00:35

Cork and Mayo are both a bit far to travel to for a lot of people. However driving in Louth the other day and needing petrol I had enough in the tank to choose not to use a Shell garage.
While most garage owners are probably not signed up to the export of massive revenues, which could and should be retained by the state, Shell do need a bloody nose in this instance.
If enough people refuse to shell out for Shell we may be at least be able to force this latter day East India Company to renogotiate the robbers charter signed up to by the gombeen men in Leinster House.

by sile simpson Mon Jun 13, 2005 05:49 farandaway at canada dot com denman island/canada

I am sure your readers are familiar what Shell Oil International did to Ken Sara Wewa and the Ogoni Tribe in Africa. If not please educate yourselves

by krossie Mon Jun 13, 2005 11:29

by krossie Monday, Jun 13 2005, 10:24am

As of 9 am this morning the Cork shell depot has been blockaded by activists at both gates

- I'm sure help would be appreciated

big up Cork!

Krossie

by ME Wed Jun 22, 2005 17:17

Go Willie don't let the bastards by!!! If they won't let you by now what will happen when there's loads of stupid pipes coming how will anyone get by. Stand your ground and it is your ground just remember that.

by Bernadette Sat Jun 25, 2005 11:56

Thanks Cork for your support, we need to get these Monsters out before they destroy our beautiful village.