Statoil on usher quay shut down by protest

dublin | rights, freedoms and repression | news report Tuesday July 12, 2005 22:33 by rory hearne - swp

the statoil garage on usher quay was clsed for over half an hour

this evening as protestors supporting the Rossport five blockaded the entrance

A suprisingly successful protest. Around ten or twelve of us blockaded the entrance from 5.30pm. we talked to people and explained why we were asking them to boycott shell and statoil. The manager arrived around ten to six and told us that he and the owner (along with 90% of dublin he said) were in support of us and he closed down the station until half six! we continued to encourage people who were arriving and wondering why the station was closed not to use statoil or shell and explained the reasons why....great unity of people from different political backgrounds on the protest! unity in struggle...the way forward....