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Galway : Sinn Fein & Shell to Sea, on this glorious dog day put the heat on Shell .

category galway | rights, freedoms and repression | news report author Wednesday July 13, 2005 23:43author by Tommy Donnellan - Shell to Sea

Now is the Winter of Shell's Discontent "

For four hours today in sweltering Williamsgate Street, Sinn Fein young turks augmented with Shell to Sea activists manned an information/petition table and were genuinely awed at the amount of outrage and palpaple anger that was directed at Shell and Fianna Fail by the pedestrians who at times queued to sign our petition.
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To round off a perfect day, we marched to the Statoil petrol station at the far end of Bothair Mhor and blockaded/picketed the fucker for two hours, drawing supportive car hoots and laryngeal hollers from the rush hour motorists (and eventually Gardai attention) - although some churls, with savour, broke through to fill up, fuck 'em.

Hopefully, another perfect day is in store for us tomorrow 'cos more of the same is planned?.

Two sweet young 'uns with winning ways 'n smiles.
Two sweet young 'uns with winning ways 'n smiles.

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Activists before getting what Dr. Gerry Cowley ordered for Shell 'n Fianna Fail - ultra heavy duty doses of jalop.
Activists before getting what Dr. Gerry Cowley ordered for Shell 'n Fianna Fail - ultra heavy duty doses of jalop.

Three hands !
Three hands !

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author by Tommy Donnellan - Shell to Seapublication date Thu Jul 14, 2005 00:12author address author phone

photo's!.

Rara avis Martin in his drop dead plumage 'n finery.
Rara avis Martin in his drop dead plumage 'n finery.

Mine is bigger than yours, punk. Alright !.
Mine is bigger than yours, punk. Alright !.

Activists blockading the Gardai car before being dispersed with a whiff of grapeshot or is that bullshit ?.
Activists blockading the Gardai car before being dispersed with a whiff of grapeshot or is that bullshit ?.

Ushers Quay, Ist July - a Sinn Fein young turk doin' his duty.
Ushers Quay, Ist July - a Sinn Fein young turk doin' his duty.

Shock/Horror : Has Sinn Fein gone the Jesuit way - give me a child for the first seven years, and you may do what you like with him afterwards?.
Shock/Horror : Has Sinn Fein gone the Jesuit way - give me a child for the first seven years, and you may do what you like with him afterwards?.

author by Tommy Donnellan - Shell to Seapublication date Thu Jul 14, 2005 00:53author address author phone

two !.

In solidarity with the Rossport Five, Ogra SF, from Glasnevin (8th July) to Ballinasloe (last Friday) stretches its activist arm.
In solidarity with the Rossport Five, Ogra SF, from Glasnevin (8th July) to Ballinasloe (last Friday) stretches its activist arm.

Ballinasloe
Ballinasloe

author by Tommy Donnellan - Shell to Seapublication date Thu Jul 14, 2005 01:26author address author phone

The caption under photo 6 should have read : Rara avis, Martin, sporting his sweet bird of youth, his drop (grateful) dead, plumage !.

author by Rpublication date Thu Jul 14, 2005 10:46author address author phone

http://www.shelltosea.com

http://www.shelltosea.com

Related Link: http://www.shelltosea.com
author by IMC Edpublication date Thu Jul 14, 2005 10:51author address author phone

Whoever R is, please stop spamming the comments with the shelltosea URL.

author by Ciarán Ó Brolcháinpublication date Sat Jul 16, 2005 20:19author address author phone

Photos from the Belfast protest, Wed 6 July.

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The protest succeeded in closing down the garage
The protest succeeded in closing down the garage

author by Fuck Shell ! - Fuck, Fuck Shell !publication date Mon Jul 18, 2005 04:33author address author phone

That's, that's the spirit, Belfast. More of the same.



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