Shell consultants, RPS, said yesterday that a revised application will now seek minor realignments to part of the proposed route for the Corrib onshore pipeline, in order to avoid more sensitive habitat, including bog pools, in the Rossport commonage, identified during recent surveys. However, spokesman for community group, Pobal Chill Chomáin, John Monaghan, questioned how such surveys had been undertaken since there was a District Court order preventing Shell from carrying out such invasive works in the commonage.
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New twists in Corrib route
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Application for modified Shell pipeline withdrawn
SHELL EP Ireland has withdrawn its planning application for a modified onshore pipeline for the Corrib gas project.
Shell opposition groups boycott Mayo forum
Shell to Sea would wholeheartedly welcome any open forum if it was willing to deal with Corrib gas project in its totality. Shell to Sea also object to the pressure various community and development groups in the area have been put under to take part in the Government sponsored event.
Shell to Sea will not attend Corrib Gas Project Forum
The local community has been raising the issue of Shell polluting the local water supply for over 3 years, and yet State authorities are turning a blind eye to all Shell breaches of environmental law."
Shell ‘bomb’ suspect tracked by city CCTV
The cost of securing the Corrib project continues to rise. The huge 11m outlay was calculated in August and does not cover the escalating protests in August and September as Shell attempted to start laying the pipe along the sea bed.
Shell to Sea Campaign protest plans for this weekend
This week saw the anniversary of the execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight others by the Shell-backed Nigerian dictatorship in 1995, and business people from Mayo would be better served by inviting someone from the Niger Delta to tell them what sort of company Shell is
Irish police raid Dublin house of republican
Two people were being held last night after police investigating a bomb planted near the headquarters of the Shell oil company in Dublin two months ago raided the house on Tuesday.
Prominent republican’s house searched over Shell pipe bomb
Gardaí investigating the discovery of an explosive device outside Shells head office on Leeson Street in Dublin in September have searched the home of a prominent republican in the city.
Second suspect device discovered in Dublin
Gardaí investigating the discovery of a suspect device at the headquarters of Shell Ireland on Leeson Street in Dublin on September 9 arrested four people on Abbeyfield Road in Killester in north Dublin.
Four held over Shell HQ bomb plot
Four people were arrested over a foiled bomb attack on energy giant Shell’s Irish headquarters.
The two men and two women were detained during a raid at a home in the Killester area of north Dublin. A suspect device found in the house was later declared a hoax by the Army bomb squad.
The four were being questioned by officers probing the planting of an improvised explosive at Shell’s offices on Leeson Street in September – the scene of dozens of protests over the controversial Corrib gas project. All four were being held under the state’s anti-terror laws at separate city centre garda stations.
Irish government announce new initiative to sort Corrib gas issue
The arrival of the pipe laying ship the Solitaire in the area earlier this year led prominent Shell to Sea protester Maura Harrington to stage a hunger strike which she only halted when the ship left Irish waters
Shell Corrib Project: ‘Undoubted mistakes’ admitted
Late last month former UN assistant secretary general Denis Halliday criticised the "ugly" methods used by gardaí to control Corrib gas protesters.
New forum on Corrib gas project set up
A NEW Government-backed initiative on the Corrib gas project expects to begin hearings "within the month", according to the two Ministers involved.
Former UN official critical of action by gardaí to control anti-Corrib protestors
THE METHODS used by gardaí to control anti-Corrib gas protesters was ugly, according to a former UN official. And the failure by the Government to find settlement on the issue disappoints.
Relocation of Bellanaboy site in Corrib project not an option, Shell says
Shell, lead developer in the Corrib gas project, was responding to comments this week by Richard Kuprewicz of Accufacts Inc, an independent investigator of pipeline accidents and author of a review of the controversial gas pipeline, published in late 2005.
Corrib oral hearing before Christmas
During their address, Rossport Fives Vincent McGrath and John Monaghan outlined the history of the Corrib project, its impact on the local community, environmental and human rights concerns, and positive ways forward for all stakeholders concentrating on community input and local consent.
Shell abandons Corrib pipeline plan until next year
SHELL E&P Ireland has abandoned its plan to lay the offshore pipeline for the Corrib gas project, and hopes to resume work next year.
Shell protester accused of ‘lunge’ towards President
SHELL TO Sea protester Maura Harrington has appeared in Belmullet District Court accused of "lunging" towards President Mary McAleese at the official opening of a civic centre in Belmullet in April of 2007.
Shell-to-Sea cry foul play as Facebook page deleted
Shell to Sea, the campaign group opposed to the construction of the controversial Corrib gas pipeline in the west of Ireland, has reacted with dismay after its Facebook account was suspended yesterday.
Ministers meet locals on Corrib project
TWO GOVERNMENT Ministers have described as "very constructive" a series of discussions on the controversial Corrib gas project held with politicians and community groups in Ballina, Co Mayo.
A plea for calm on the unquiet sea
When a ship arrived last month to begin laying pipes that would bring gas from the Corrib field onshore at Mayo, protesters took to their kayaks and Maura Harrington declared she would starve herself to death if it didn't leave.
Hunger strike hero celebrates victory over Shell pipeline
During protests last weekend in solidarity with Harrington's fast, the Irish government deployed the navy to the area to protect the Solitaire.
Shell to Sea protestor ends hunger strike
Ms. Harrington had been refusing to eat in protest at the presence of the Solitaire ship in Broadhaven Bay to lay pipes for the Corrib gas line and called off her action after receiving written confirmation that the vessel has left Irish territorial waters.
MAURA HARRINGTON ENDS HUNGER STRIKE AS SOLITAIRE LEAVES IRISH WATERS
Shell to Sea salutes the courage and tenacity of Maura Harrington throughout her hunger strike, and we wish her a speedy recovery for her ordeal in the company of her family. Her action has resonated around Ireland and the world, and has shone a light of publicity upon the situation in Erris, publicity which Shell and the Government of Ireland have tried with all their power to deny us.
Mayo groups call for Corrib gas talks
Labour Party president Michael D Higgins has also called on the Government to "take seriously the genuine desire of many" to "bring peace to north Mayo".
Shell to move ship for repairs
Solitaire to be repaired in UK
Solitaire to be repaired in UK
Shell to move ship for repairs
RTÉ News: 18 September 2008 17:10
Shell Ireland has announced that the ship which was intended be used in laying the controversial Corrib gas offshore pipeline is to be moved from Killybegs in Donegal to a port in the UK for repair work.
Equipment on board the Solitaire was accidently damaged off the Mayo coast last Wednesday, an hour before it was due to begin laying the first section of the pipeline.
It is now on its way to a deep water berth in Glasgow.
Separately, a special diving support vessel will be in Broadhaven Bay tomorrow to assist in the salvage of a 12m long 80-tonne section of Solitaire’s equipment.
Shell ship to be moved from Irish waters
Shell ship to be moved from Irish waters
Thursday, 18 September 2008
A ship that’s the focus of a hunger strike by a Shell to Sea campaigner is to be moved from Irish waters, it was confirmed this afternoon.
Shell confirmed that the Solitaire would leave for the UK this evening.
The vessel was brought in to lay pipes for the Corrib gas project off Co Mayo, but moved to Killybegs in Donegal after being damaged.
‘Shell to Sea’ protester Maura Harrington has been on hunger strike for ten days, calling for the ship to be moved from Irish waters.
Politicians sign statement asking Shell to help end hunger striker’s campaign
A number of politicians have signed a statement calling for Shell to put an end to a hunger strike being staged by campaigner Maura Harrington.
Irish police hunt for Shell HQ bomber
Gardai were last night trying to find the manufacturer of an explosive device left outside the Dublin headquarters of Shell Ireland.
Shell accused of ‘project splitting’
Anti-Shell protesters yesterday accused the company of "development by stealth" and "project splitting" as they reacted to further changes to the controversial site in Mayo.
Bomb left outside Shell’s Dublin office
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.
Explosives found at Shell’s Ireland office
Army bomb experts made safe a small explosive device outside the Dublin offices of the Irish unit of Royal Dutch Shell late on Monday, Ireland's Defence Forces said on Tuesday.
Bomb defused outside Shell headquarters in Dublin
Shell Ireland is describing the discovery of an explosive device outside its offices in Dublin as a "sinister development".
Maura Harrington Corrib pipeline hunger strike: “indulge potty protesters and you end up with Sarah Palin””
We shouldnt occupy ourselves too much with the whys or wheretofores of Shells pipeline project. At this stage one is required to believe that the pipeline is either quite safe or the product of a mass conspiracy by every authority in the country
Four arrested during Shell protest in Mayo
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Four arrested during Shell protest in Mayo
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Four people have been arrested during a protest by Shell to Sea campaigners in Co Mayo.
A Shell to Sea spokesman said 50 people were involved in the demonstration today on Glengad Beach.
He said one of those arrested is the son of Maura Harrington, who is on the fifth day of a hunger strike.
A Garda spokesman said three men and a woman were arrested this afternoon for public order offences.
All four are being held at Belmullet Garda station.
Ms Harrington (54) has said she will continue her hunger strike until the boat brought in by Shell to lay the Corrib offshore gas pipeline leaves Irish waters.
Harrington hunger strike continues
High-profile Shell to Sea campaigner Maura Harrington has vowed to continue her hunger strike until written confirmation is given that the Solitaire is out of Irish territorial waters. At the time of going to print yesterday evening (Thursday) she was in her car at Glengad maintaining her protest.
Shell may call off Corrib pipelaying for the winter
The 300-metre boat, the largest pipe-laying vessel in the world, has returned to Killybegs, Co Donegal, where a full assessment of the damage is under way.
Shell assessing damage to ‘Solitaire’
Shell has said it cannot yet say what impact the damage to the pipe-laying vessel Solitaire will have on the Corrib offshore gas pipeline project. The ship was damaged accidentally yesterday and was withdrawn from Broadhaven Bay.
Corrib work suspended for ‘technical’ reasons
The controversial Corrib gas pipe-laying operation off the Mayo coast has been suspended today after a boat involved in preparatory works was damaged, Shell said today.
Gas protest fishermen re-arrested
Gas protest fishermen re-arrested
Two fishermen have been re-arrested and energy giant Shell was forced to abandon pipe-laying works as protests continued to escalate over the controversial Corrib gas project.
The father and son, who are members of the Shell to Sea group, were first detained last night on their fishing boats during protests in Broadhaven Bay.
Hours after being released, the men, aged 51 and 23, joined a second stand-off at sea and were again taken into custody.
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Shell Corrib Gas Project: Hunger Strike and Arrests in Erris as Solitaire arrives
Local people have been alarmed to see so many police officers, and sinister figures in green rainjackets, who may be police (although the Irish Police, the Garda Siochána, usually wear blue) or could be Shell security or even members of the Irish Army. Internet access in the area near the Shell compound has been cut off, and the main road to the beach has been blocked.
Shell to Sea protesters paddle out to hand over letter
Three members of the group boarded the 400m-long Solitaire in St John's Bay, Killybegs, Co Donegal. The vessel is due to help lay a huge pipe linking Shell's Corrib gas field with an on-shore terminal at Bellanaboy, Co Mayo. The five initially had problems getting on board as a security team blocked their path.
Eight arrested over Shell protests
Gardaí have made a number of arrests in Co Mayo this evening following further protests over preparatory works for the laying of the controversial Corrib gas pipeline.
Fisherman meets officials on Shell standoff
THE NORTH Mayo fisherman involved in a standoff with Shell EP Ireland over his rights to continue fishing in Broadhaven bay met Department of Transport officials yesterday to complain about Shell contracted vessels.
Garda gets Interpol aid on Corrib protesters
GARDAÍ POLICING the protest about Shell's Corrib gas project have enlisted the help of Interpol...
Solitaire sails into an Irish storm
Printed below is a request received from Maura Harrington from the Sea to Shell Campaign followed by her email correspondence with Allseas, the Swiss-based owner of the Solitaire, the worlds largest and most powerful offshore pipelaying vessel expected to arrive shortly in Broadhaven Bay, Ireland, after being chartered by Shell.
Fishermen vote to accept Shell offer
The fishermen have been given less than 48 hours by Shell EP Ireland to accept the offer. The deadline is noon today.
Royal Dutch Shell conspired directly with Hitler, financed the Nazi Party, was anti-Semitic and sold out its own Dutch Jewish employees to the Nazis. Shell had a close relationship with the Nazis during and after the reign of Sir Henri Deterding, an ardent Nazi, and the founder and decades long leader of the Royal Dutch Shell Group. His burial ceremony, which had all the trappings of a state funeral, was held at his private estate in Mecklenburg, Germany. The spectacle (photographs below) included a funeral procession led by a horse drawn funeral hearse with senior Nazis officials and senior Royal Dutch Shell directors in attendance, Nazi salutes at the graveside, swastika banners on display and wreaths and personal tributes from Adolf Hitler and Reichsmarschall, Hermann Goring. Deterding was an honored associate and supporter of Hitler and a personal friend of Goring.
Deterding was the guest of Hitler during a four day summit meeting at Berchtesgaden. Sir Henri and Hitler both had ambitions on Russian oil fields. Only an honored personal guest would be rewarded with a private four day meeting at Hitler’s mountain top retreat.
IN JULY 2007, MR BILL CAMPBELL (ABOVE, A RETIRED GROUP AUDITOR OF SHELL INTERNATIONAL SENT AN EMAIL TO EVERY UK MP AND MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS: 
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