Upcoming Events

Mayo | Environment

no events match your query!

New Events

Mayo

no events posted in last week

Blog Feeds

Anti-Empire

Anti-Empire

offsite link North Korea Increases Aid to Russia, Mos... Tue Nov 19, 2024 12:29 | Marko Marjanovi?

offsite link Trump Assembles a War Cabinet Sat Nov 16, 2024 10:29 | Marko Marjanovi?

offsite link Slavgrinder Ramps Up Into Overdrive Tue Nov 12, 2024 10:29 | Marko Marjanovi?

offsite link ?Existential? Culling to Continue on Com... Mon Nov 11, 2024 10:28 | Marko Marjanovi?

offsite link US to Deploy Military Contractors to Ukr... Sun Nov 10, 2024 02:37 | Field Empty

Anti-Empire >>

Human Rights in Ireland
Promoting Human Rights in Ireland

Human Rights in Ireland >>

Lockdown Skeptics

The Daily Sceptic

offsite link Massive Fire at One of World?s Largest Battery Storage Facilities Fri Jan 17, 2025 17:00 | Will Jones
A massive fire has?broken out in one of the world's largest battery storage facilities containing tens of thousands of lithium batteries, prompting a mobilisation of firefighters across several counties in California.
The post Massive Fire at One of World’s Largest Battery Storage Facilities appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Climate Change Giving Meaning to Life Fri Jan 17, 2025 15:13 | Dr James Allan
Why are climate alarmists so impervious to facts, so averse to rational cost-benefit analysis? It has all the hallmarks of a religious cult, says James Allan. They can't let it go because it gives meaning to their lives.
The post Climate Change Giving Meaning to Life appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link BP to Cut 8,000 Jobs as Net Zero Bites Fri Jan 17, 2025 13:30 | Will Jones
BP is to cut nearly 8,000 jobs in the face of falling profits and rising shareholder concern over its green energy policies as pressure from Net Zero policies continues to bite.
The post BP to Cut 8,000 Jobs as Net Zero Bites appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Insurers Love the ?Climate Emergency? ? Higher Premiums all Round Whatever the Actual Facts Fri Jan 17, 2025 11:32 | Chris Morrison
There's a climate emergency, so cough up, say insurers. It hasn't stopped them raking in billions, notes Chris Morrison. And no wonder: weather losses are actually down compared to 35 years ago. Time for a bit of honesty?
The post Insurers Love the ‘Climate Emergency’ ? Higher Premiums all Round Whatever the Actual Facts appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Before We Say ?Democracy is Dying? We Have to Know What it Is Fri Jan 17, 2025 09:00 | James Alexander
Is democracy dying? That's what everyone is saying. Killed by populism, apparently. Prof James Alexander suspects the educated classes may not know what they're talking about.
The post Before We Say ‘Democracy is Dying’ We Have to Know What it Is appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

Lockdown Skeptics >>

Voltaire Network
Voltaire, international edition

offsite link Trump and Musk, Canada, Panama and Greenland, an old story, by Thierry Meyssan Tue Jan 14, 2025 07:03 | en

offsite link Voltaire, International Newsletter N?114-115 Fri Jan 10, 2025 14:04 | en

offsite link End of Russian gas transit via Ukraine to the EU Fri Jan 10, 2025 13:45 | en

offsite link After Iraq, Libya, Gaza, Lebanon and Syria, the Pentagon attacks Yemen, by Thier... Tue Jan 07, 2025 06:58 | en

offsite link Voltaire, International Newsletter N?113 Fri Dec 20, 2024 10:42 | en

Voltaire Network >>

Another Beat the Boreholes Success, Shell's Drilling Work Stopped

category mayo | environment | news report author Tuesday August 24, 2010 00:35author by jen debender - Rossport Solidarity Campauthor phone 0851141170 Report this post to the editors

The resistance to Shell's work continues

Work was stopped for about three hours on Monday afternoon when people walked out at low tide and got under Shell's drilling platform.
2010_0823_action_rig_storm_001.jpg

At 12:30pm a group of about 15 people managed to get past the 20 or so IRMS Security guarding the platform. The group formed a circle around the drill and stayed until the gardai arrived on scene and used Section 8 and a little bit of force to get people out from under the drill. One person had locked themself onto the drill with a chain, but eventually they were removed by the gardai as well. However work still did not resume because people continued to dash back under the platform for the next couple of hours, often without much resistance from IRMS or the gardai. The gardai did use pressure points and some arm twisting to get two campaigners off of one of the drills at one stage, but no one had any lasting pain or injury.

Overall spirits were high, and about forty campaigners remained either under or around the outside of the platform for the duration of the action. Once the tide came in people were satisfied at having stopped work for three hours, and the campaigners left Shell to continue their dirty work in the beautiful Sruwaddacon estuary.

Related Link: http://www.shelltosea.com

2010_0823_action_rig_storm_004.jpg

2010_0823_action_rig_storm_005.jpg

dscf1439.jpg

dscf1440.jpg

author by jen debender - Rossport Solidarity Camppublication date Tue Aug 24, 2010 00:50author address author phone Report this post to the editors

enjoy

dscf1442.jpg

dscf1452.jpg

dscf1457.jpg

2010_0823_action_rig_storm_079.jpg

2010_0823_action_rig_storm_094.jpg

author by jen debenderpublication date Tue Aug 24, 2010 00:56author address author phone Report this post to the editors

photos

2010_0823_action_rig_storm_095.jpg

2010_0823_action_rig_storm_102.jpg

2010_0823_action_rig_storm_123.jpg

2010_0823_action_rig_storm_137.jpg

dscf1490.jpg

author by jen debenderpublication date Tue Aug 24, 2010 00:58author address author phone Report this post to the editors

photo

dscf1486.jpg

author by Michael Gallagherpublication date Tue Aug 24, 2010 01:19author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Another superb effort and great photos......will the tide go out on Shell?

Well done all.

author by opus diablos - the regressive hypocrite partypublication date Tue Aug 24, 2010 10:34author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Not if RTE can help hold it in.

Report on Morning Ireland about Shell planning being still under review for an alternative route.
No mention of the fact that Shell are pushing ahead with their attempt to establish their 'facts on the ground'.

author by Georginapublication date Tue Aug 24, 2010 11:57author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Is that somebody having a piss in that first photograph? Second from left.

author by opus diablos - the regressive hypocrite partypublication date Tue Aug 24, 2010 12:10author address author phone Report this post to the editors

I do believe you have sighted the lesser spotted Minister for Justifications taking the proverbial.

Number of comments per page
  
 
© 2001-2025 Independent Media Centre Ireland. Unless otherwise stated by the author, all content is free for non-commercial reuse, reprint, and rebroadcast, on the net and elsewhere. Opinions are those of the contributors and are not necessarily endorsed by Independent Media Centre Ireland. Disclaimer | Privacy