Five people from Rossport in north Mayo were jailed for contempt of court for refusing to allow Shell access to the their private land. “Several times Paul Claffey came to me saying politicians and development companies were complaining of our negative coverage of Shell,”…
Sat, Nov 9, 2013
A reporter has claimed he was made redundant from a radio station because the station’s management took issue with his coverage of the Corrib gas controversy in north Mayo.
Liamy MacNally has taken a case for unfair dismissal against Midwest Radio, trading as County Mayo Radio Limited.
Yesterday, Mr MacNally told an Employment Appeals Tribunal in Castlebar that he had been made redundant in 2010.
He said he had worked with Midwest Radio for more than 10 years as a senior news reporter.