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national / rights, freedoms and repression Monday October 16, 2006 - 01:01 by Shell to Sea
 13 comments (last - tuesday october 17, 2006 - 12:05)  13 images
Last Wedneday, when protesters who are opposed to the destructive scheme that Shell and their partners the Irish Government, Statoil, and Marathon Oil want to impose by force on the people of Erris, scaled the roof of Corrib House, they were surprised to find that the building has windows that don't seem to lock. Several members of Shell's staff tried various options for keeping the window that faces out onto the roof closed, but all proved useless. At one point there were five different men all trying to shut one window (presumably in case one of the scary protesters tried to force their way in through it). Nobody in the company proved able to mend the broken catch, and as the protest gathered attention, the staff got more and more irritated with the window. Perhaps they realise that the fact that they can't organise window catches that work, doesn't exactly build confidence in their abilities to build and run an extremely high-pressure raw gas pipeline through a bog... ... read full story / add a comment 
Galway, Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign : · "The Palestinians are beasts walking on two legs".
galway / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday October 15, 2006 - 22:33 by TD
8 comments (last - sunday october 22, 2006 - 05:19) 5 images
Yesterday, the Galway branch of the IPSC was out in relative strength in Shop Street manning an info table and dispensing an information leaflet containing such loathsome nuggets as the aforementioned quotes from Menachem Begin and Ben-Gurion. To boot, the leaflet contained ... read full story / add a comment
kerry / environment Sunday October 15, 2006 - 09:49 by Simulcara
Shell to Sea activists were on the streets of Tralee today to create public awareness on the proposed actions of Shell Ireland. ... read full story / add a comment 
clare / environment Sunday October 15, 2006 - 02:18 by Clare Shell to Sea
3 comments (last - thursday october 19, 2006 - 14:08) 5 images
Last Friday evening Clare Shell to Sea staged a picket outside the local Shell garage in Ennis. This protest was held to show solidarity with the beleaguered people of Erris. With just under twenty people gathering outside the forecourt a spokesman for the group said " this is a great turn out considering the call out was at short notice". Many of the protesters handed out leaflets to passing traffic as most of the drivers beeped the horns in agreement of the sentiment. Although Royal Dutch Shell sold its many retail outlets last year the Shell to Sea campaign has stage many pickets at franchised petrol stations all over the country. This tactic in Ennis was working well on Friday with no motorists stopping to fill up with shell petrol. This picket will continue next Friday after a public meeting in Ennis. The time and venue will be announced soon. ... read full story / add a comment 
cork / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday October 14, 2006 - 19:13 by The pointing finger
2 comments (last - saturday october 14, 2006 - 22:27) 2 images
At a shell to sea stall in Daunt's Square earlier today activists noticed unusual interest and activity from the two cctv cameras positioned near Daunt's Square, traditionally a favourite location for public gatherings and events. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday October 14, 2006 - 18:23 by Jim
7 comments (last - wednesday february 07, 2007 - 20:03) 15 images
Thousands of Tallaght residents marched today to save the Childrens Hospital in Tallaght. The march was organised by the Labour Party and supported by the Tallaght Hospital Action Group, SIPTU, the Irish Nurses Organisation, Labour Youth, Sinn Fein and the Socialist Party. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / environment Saturday October 14, 2006 - 13:42 by Gaz B -(A)-
5 comments (last - monday october 16, 2006 - 14:57) 2 images
"it is laughable to say that in some way Shell has press-ganged the media to its cause" - Daily Mail ShellToSea basher Paul Palmer Learning its lessons from the disaterous PR that resulted from the incarceration of the Rossport 5, Shell has steadily accrued a team of PR companies, gurus, community liasons and external advisors to help it launch a charm offensive with the re-start of work at the site in Bellnaboy. Financial Dynamics (a PR comany were the name says it all really), london PR guru and Tony O'Reilly employee Roy Godson, John Egan, Susan Shannon, Louise McMahon, Christy Loftus (58k a year for 3 years), Padraig Hughes and retired Garda John Carey have all been hired to win over support despite Shells claims that the "Corrib Gas Partners have the consent of the majority". Odd that Shell has to hire these people when they have the support of the majority, Shell could easily save themselves a few quid there. ... read full story / add a comment
meath / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday October 14, 2006 - 00:37 by Pat Walsh
8 comments (last - monday october 23, 2006 - 08:55)
Navan supports Erris with large Garda presence. ... read full story / add a comment 
galway / rights, freedoms and repression Friday October 13, 2006 - 22:10 by TD
6 comments (last - saturday october 14, 2006 - 18:30) 8 images
This evening, Galway Shell to Sea activists , our ranks augmented from the Socialist Party, Labour Youth and students from Germany picketed the Westside Shell Service Station in solidarity with our beleaguered brethern in Erris for an hour-and-a-half. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Friday October 13, 2006 - 18:46 by RPAG
9 comments (last - saturday october 21, 2006 - 17:19)
Today sees talks between members of the pro GFA Parties and the Brit Government since the GFA is the source of the current prison protest in the ocuppied six counties we the Republican Prisoners Action Group have Organised a number of protests, pickets and actions to coincide with the talks with the aim of highlighting the plight of the protesting political prisoners in Magahaberry Gaol. We call on all Irish Republicans and other progressive and concerned individuals to support Irelands Political Prisoners. Join the Republican Prisoners Action Group and rally for the 5 just demands! Join the Republican Prisoners Action Group Join one of the Local Branches or organize a branch in YOUR area NOW! The prisoners need your support no matter were you are in Ireland , England , Scotland , America or any were else. Do NOT allow the situation to deterorate even further. Start organizing now Contact the RPAG [email protected] ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment Friday October 13, 2006 - 17:30 by Bob & Niall
33 comments (last - thursday january 25, 2007 - 05:16) 14 images
This morning’s protest at the proposed gas refinery site at Bellanaboy, Co Mayo saw another Shell to Sea campaigner injured by over enthusiastic police. Local schoolteacher Maura Harrington, an outspoken opponent of the Corrib project since the beginning was taken to Castlebar hospital by ambulance shortly after 8am today. ... read full story / add a comment 
derry / anti-war / imperialism Friday October 13, 2006 - 12:46 by Ciaron
20 comments (last - tuesday november 07, 2006 - 18:53) 7 images
Australian Outback Support for the Raytheon 9 ... read full story / add a comment 
cork / rights, freedoms and repression Friday October 13, 2006 - 11:39 by pockets23
17 comments (last - saturday october 28, 2006 - 04:22) 9 images  1 audio file
Picket on Shell station in Douglas, Cork ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment Friday October 13, 2006 - 08:57 by pockets23
32 comments (last - wednesday october 18, 2006 - 17:52)
Shell protest at Bellanaboy turns nasty ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / miscellaneous Thursday October 12, 2006 - 23:15 by Terry, Eve, Bob, Shane, TD
40 comments (last - saturday october 14, 2006 - 18:05) 19 images
Please post all Thursday S2S-related news as comments + updates in this article; the imc.ie newswire is currently being swamped with S2S news contributions (no bad thing!), we hope you can appreciate we need to afford other stories and issues space too. Thanks - Newswire Moderator 
international / housing Thursday October 12, 2006 - 18:57 by iosaf .:. ipsiphi
13 comments (last - monday october 16, 2006 - 10:47) 6 images
20 Ministers of Housing were supposed to hold a two day summit this forthcoming Monday & Tuesday. Ireland which has no such ministry might have gone along to observe. The location of the summit was to be Barcelona, which has only once before cancelled an international summit for "local security reasons" . The last cancellation was the World Bank meeting of 2001. The right to housing campaign which has developed in Barcelona over the last years saw 15,000 ordinary people demonstrate peacefully on September 30th & then a "riot" occur last week over a redevelopment case. Central & city government sources as well those from the Housing movement offer conflicting accounts & reasons for the cancellation. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday October 12, 2006 - 00:11 by richard whelan
32 comments (last - tuesday january 02, 2007 - 23:05) 15 images
Shell HQ Occupied Members of Shell to Sea occupied the lobby of the Headquarters of Shell at the Leeson Other protestors occupied the roof of the building while supporters and media gathered outside at 12.30 today. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Wednesday October 11, 2006 - 20:01 by Noise Hacker
14 comments (last - thursday october 12, 2006 - 00:44) 54 images
dublin / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday October 11, 2006 - 15:19 by Dave Donnellan
26 comments (last - friday october 13, 2006 - 11:54) 5 images
Bush, Blair and the Truth ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / environment Wednesday October 11, 2006 - 14:15 by Shell to Sea
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Just in by text..... At 1 pm protesters gained access to Shell's Dublin HQ at 52 lower Leeson St and are currently on the rooftop. ... read full story / add a comment |
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