September 16, 2008
Bomb left outside Shell’s Dublin office
A bomb left outside the Dublin offices of the energy giant Shell has been described as a sinister development by the company.
Irish Army bomb disposal unit carried out a controlled explosion on the device, which was discovered near the entrance to the offices of Shell E&P Ireland in central Dublin on Monday night.
Shell is building a controversial gas pipeline from the offshore Corrib gas field on Irelands west coast, during which there have been violent protests at Rossport in north County Mayo.