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galway / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday September 18, 2008 - 17:32 by TD
 2 comments (last - friday october 03, 2008 - 17:15)  5 images
Now that today's expressions of solidarity for Maura in Galway have been serendiptously overtaken by Shell's announcement that "the Solitaire will leave Killybegs today for a UK Port where deep water berthing facilities are available," at the risk of wrongly second guessing her, a sweet and honourable ending to her hunger strike is, surely, in the offing.? ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / environment Thursday September 18, 2008 - 15:07 by Plane madder
3 comments (last - thursday september 25, 2008 - 15:40) 2 images
Today a group of climate activists disrupted the AGM of Ryanair at the Radisson Hotel, Dublin Airport. Campaigners dropped a banner from the hotel with a subvertised Ryanair logo reading ' LYINAIR.CON'. One campaigner confronted a dumb-struck Michael O'Leary at the podium, while other eco-clowns juggled outside. The PLANE MAD campaigners are campaigning for responsible aviation. By pioneering the cheap flights model Ryanair have been responsible for a significant proportion of the massive growth in the aviation industry. Aviation is currently the fastest growing source of greenhouse gases. While governments and individuals are gearing up to tackle their carbon emissions it is necessary to accept the reality that flying is the most polluting form of transport. Plane Mad is an Irish campaigning group taking action against the unsustainable nature of aviation in Ireland. To find out more visit www.planemad.org ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment Thursday September 18, 2008 - 00:23 by FSB! et al.
8 comments (last - friday september 19, 2008 - 12:50) 13 images
Shell to Sea paid a visit to Shell’s offices in Belmullet this afternoon and draped a banner from the roof saying ‘Solitaire Out Now’, and protested outside the office until after the workers inside went home. Two people were arrested just after they came down from the roof. Maura Harrington’s hunger strike continued into its ninth day today. Her strike will end when Shell’s pipe-laying ship the Solitaire leaves Irish territorial waters, or she will die. ... read full story / add a comment 
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday September 17, 2008 - 21:18 by Ciarán Ó Brolcháin
1 comment (last - wednesday september 17, 2008 - 22:14) 5 images
Tháinig ar a laghad 50 duine chuig léirsiú Shell chun Sáile i mBaile Andarsain i mBéal Feirste tráthnóna inniu, ag tacú le Maura Harrington agus ag éileamh go gcuirtear an Solitaire thar sáile. Níorbh fhada gur chuir bainisteoir an staisiúin Shell scairt ar na póilíní, ach lean na gníomhaígh leis an agóid, ag scaipeadh billeogaí faoi Maura ags an cás i Maigh Eo faoi láthair. Mar is gnáth, fuair na gníomhaígh tacaíocht mhór ón phobal, tiománaithe ag buladh a mbonnán agus coisithe ag tabhairt a mbeannacht leis an fheachtas. Leanfar leis na léirsithe agus an feachtas ag dul chun cinn. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday September 17, 2008 - 15:33 by Dublin Shell To Sea
10 comments (last - thursday september 18, 2008 - 19:46) 6 images
Several prominent politicians today called for Shell to immediately make explicit what the intent of the pipe laying ship Solitiare is. Given that Maura Harrington is entering her 10th day of hunger strike, and there are various rumours going around about the sea worthiness of the pipelaying vessel, Tony Gregory TD, Sen. David Norris, Joe Higgins, Patricia McKenna, Andy Storey (Afri) and the filmmaker Ken Loach all signed up to the joint statement calling for the Multinational Shell to give an unequivocal annoucement , rather than playing with the life of local campaigner Ms Harrington ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday September 17, 2008 - 00:55 by Starstruck
6 comments (last - wednesday september 17, 2008 - 17:25) 10 images
A large crowd assembled at 6pm today to show solidarity for Maura Harrington and the Shell to Sea cause and outrage at the continuing situation in North West Mayo. A Shell to Sea activist was accosted and arrested for refusing to give his name by two special brnachers after the vigil as he was walking down the street. Intimidation of this kind is unfortunately to be expected as the state uses last nights bomb threat to increase the pressure on the S2S activists and supporters. The vigil continues today at 6pm and there will be a 24 hour fast and film screening beginning 6pm Friday should Mauras action be ongoing at that stage. ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday September 16, 2008 - 23:54 by FSB! et al.
9 comments (last - friday september 19, 2008 - 00:03) 2 images  1 video file
As Maura Harrington's hunger strike entered its second week today, a delegation of Shell to Sea kayakers travelled yet again to Killybegs, Co. Donegal, to establish contact with Shell's pipe-laying ship the Solitaire. The purpose of the mission was to make contact with the Solitaire's bridge, and to ascertain its intentions regarding its departure from Irish waters. However, the Shell to Sea delegation did not expect the Solitaire to run away from them, which is what it did, thereby refusing all contact with Shell to Sea. Maura Harrington's hunger strike will end when the Solitaire leaves Irish territorial waters, or else she will die. ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment Tuesday September 16, 2008 - 01:10 by FSB!
10 comments (last - tuesday september 16, 2008 - 13:32) 22 images
Maura Harrington's hunger strike against the continuing presence of the pipe-laying ship the Solitaire in Irish waters continued into its seventh day today. In honour of her retirement today on, a special celebration was held in the primary school in Inver, where she had worked as a schoolteacher for over 30 years and as a principal for nearly 10. The protective vigil around her continues tonight, as she continues her hunger strike outside the gates of Shell's Glengad compound. As news of solidarity actions around Ireland and Europe reaches Erris, the community have taken heart from this support and are ever-more resolved to defend their beleaguered community. Also included in this posting are a selection of photos illustrating what may be about to be lost should Shell and the state get their corrupt violent way. I composed it in response to a statement made by Maura in her letter to the captain of the Solitaire. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment Tuesday September 16, 2008 - 00:30 by Dave Donnellan
3 comments (last - wednesday september 17, 2008 - 10:02) 1 video file
There were two demonstrations held in Dublin on Thursday in solidarity with the struggle in Rossport against Shell's activities. ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment Monday September 15, 2008 - 22:57 by Sam (text), Simon (photo's)
9 comments (last - wednesday september 17, 2008 - 14:53) 20 images
Today Maura Harrington marked her birthday with a seventh day on hunger strike, while supporters from the UK & Ireland demonstrated across London to bring attention to her protest. Maura, a teacher in NW Mayo, is part of the Shell To Sea Campaign which has been actively opposing Shell's latest attempts to lay an 80 km sea based stretch of gas pipeline. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Monday September 15, 2008 - 20:26 by Contaminated Crow
This week incinerators, pylons, pig farm, a bio park and land access ... read full story / add a comment 
galway / rights, freedoms and repression Monday September 15, 2008 - 19:40 by TD
6 comments (last - tuesday september 16, 2008 - 21:43) 7 images
At today's gathering of the FF faithful in Galway, Cowen warned that Ireland is facing "much tougher" economic times, unfortunately, at the chic 4-Star Clayton hotel, venue of the "think-in" the hard times were very much in abeyance with designer nosh dished up at lunch time by that establishment's "world class chef." Meanwhile, outside the gates of Shell's Glengad compound, Maura Harrington was on Day 7 of her hunger strike with a supine, anesthetized mainstream media barely reporting on her plight. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / environment Monday September 15, 2008 - 15:02 by shell to sea
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Activists from different backgrounds came along to a 1PM protest in support of the actions taken in the last week against Shell and the Irish government. Hundreds of leaflets were distributed and many passing motorists beeped their horns in support. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday September 14, 2008 - 23:01 by Dublin shell to sea
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On Saturday afternoon a crowd of over seventy people participated in a solidarity protest with the Erris community and Maura Harrington who is currently on day 6 of a hungerstrike calling on the Solitaire to leave Irish waters. ... read full story / add a comment
clare / anti-war / imperialism Sunday September 14, 2008 - 19:01 by J. Jefferies
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A Gulfstream V executive jet came under suspicion today at Shannon airport when local activists Edward Horgan and Tim Hourigan along with others in Shannon for today's monthly Torture Watch exercise spotted the aircraft with no markings other than its registration number ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment Sunday September 14, 2008 - 18:37 by FSB! et al.
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Hunger striker Maura Harrington's daughter Astrid and son Iollan travelled to Killybegs Co. Donegal, today to make a personal plea to the Shell pipe-laying ship the Solitaire and its captain Mr. Simon van der Plicht to leave Irish waters immediately, and allow Maura to end her strike. Meanwhile, over 500 cars (with their drivers and passengers) drove around Erris this afternoon in a massive show of support for Ms. Harrington, who has now entered the sixth day of her hunger strike. ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment Saturday September 13, 2008 - 18:20 by FSB! et al.
15 comments (last - wednesday october 01, 2008 - 20:01) 33 images
Today at 12 noon a group of determined local residents accompanied by Rossport Solidarity Campers asserted their right to walk the foreshore illegally enclosed by Shell into their compound in Glengad. An Garda Siochana once again showed who they really want to work for as they defended Shell’s ‘property’ with their customary zeal and thuggery. Four people were arrested during this action; the Gardaí were particularly rough with those arrested, and the four arrested were released at around 5pm. Maura Harrington’s hunger strike continues.. ... read full story / add a comment
cork / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday September 13, 2008 - 13:38 by Elinor
This morning representatives from Cork Shell to sea took advantage of the presence of French Naval vessels in the Port of Cork and payed a visit. ... read full story / add a comment 
cork / worker & community struggles and protests Friday September 12, 2008 - 21:18 by John
6 comments (last - thursday december 18, 2008 - 09:15) 3 images
Today a small group of activists went down to Haulbowline island, Headquarters of the Irish Navy with an open letter for Commodore Frank Lynch, Chief of Naval Staff. The purpose behind this visit was to raise awareness within the Navy as to the issues around their presence in Broadhaven bay and to ask them to join in solidarity with the people of Erris rather than Shell. Text of letter follows later in this report. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / environment Friday September 12, 2008 - 10:59 by Revolt Video Collective
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An interview by Madam K on 11/09/08 with Maura Harrington, who is on hunger strike against the presence of the Solitaire in Irish territorial waters. The Solitaire is employed to carry out pipe-laying work on behalf of Shell in Broadhaven Bay, Co. Mayo, Ireland. ... read full story / add a comment |
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