Rossport Solidarity Camp Update – 14th March 09
This is a brief update on the recent jailing of Maura Harrington, the attack on Niall Harnett and other recent legal updates.
Summary of the Update Below
Maura Harrington has been jailed for 28 days (now in her 4th day). Please send her a postcard.
Shell Work in Glengad still hasnt begun, but is expected to in the near future. Off-shore pipe laying expected to begin in May.
Gardaí have begun to hand out summonses to local Shell to Sea people in advance of the Shell work beginning
Maura Harrington Jailed for 28 Days
On 11 March 2009, Maura Harrington was sentenced to 28 days in prison in relation to an assault at Pollathomais Pier on the 11th June 2007. On that occasion, Gardaí and Shell used a digger to force their way onto private property against the wishes of the landowner in order to facilitate the construction of a portacabin.
Heres a YouTube clip of the Pier incident: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP7iBPIBkZc
Or to read an indy report on it see: http://www.indymedia.ie/article/82983