Denmark to Send Missiles to Ukraine to S... Mon May 23, 2022 23:17 | Sam LaGrone
Scott Ritter Is a Fraud Sun May 22, 2022 22:20 | Anti-Empire
Russia Creates Cool New Way to Get Myoca... Sun May 22, 2022 11:38 | Edward Slavsquat
George Bush Condemns Invasion of Iraq Sat May 21, 2022 20:03 | Michael Curzon
15 Soldiers Died Every Day Last Week Fro... Sat May 21, 2022 04:15 | Anti-Empire
Anti-Empire >>
A bird's eye view of the vineyard
A major national embarrassment is being hidden from Ukrainians Tue May 24, 2022 01:20 | amarynth
By Nikolai Storozhenko and translated by Saker Translators Original Link: https://m.vz.ru/world/2022/... There was no surrender by Azov National Battalion militants, Kiev assures us. There was only an ?evacuation? (not clear
Andrei Martyanov: Austin about VSU, some facts from the front, larger geopolitical issues. ISR, targ... Mon May 23, 2022 22:30 | amarynth
Please visit Andrei?s website: https://smoothiex12.blogspo... and support him here: https://www.patreon.com/beP...
Sitrep 180 Hot Potato : Ritter, Lira, Johnson and Martyanov Mon May 23, 2022 13:11 | amarynth
By Amarynth for the Saker Blog Let me first give the links to the debate in question (and this is a sitrep, so it is more freewheeling than a serious
Quantitative (Dis)easing Mon May 23, 2022 11:02 | amarynth
By Francis Lee for the Saker Blog Inflation Tax: The Plan to Deal With the Debt – By Peter Comley – pp.209 – July 2013 Reviewed by Francis Lee Inflation
Nasrallah: The blood of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh is on the hands of Arab leaders Mon May 23, 2022 10:47 | amarynth
Speech by Hezbollah Secretary General Sayed Hassan Nasrallah on May 13, 2022, during the last electoral meeting before the legislative elections in Lebanon held on May 15. Source: video.moqawama.org Translation:
The Saker >>
Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005
Fergus Finlay and the maternity hospital ‘gotcha’ trap
Irish Examiner and fake news Anthony
Labour Party: The unvarnished truth Anthony
Humanity: Zero chance of survival Anthony
RTE gives balance – accidentally? Anthony
Public Inquiry >>
Voltaire, international edition
Eichmann's hours-long interview partially unearthed Mon May 23, 2022 21:56 | en
Russian rock concert against war in Ukraine Mon May 23, 2022 19:47 | en
Ukraine soon dismembered by its Allies Mon May 23, 2022 19:39 | en
French army officially supports Ukrainian army, banderites included Sat May 21, 2022 14:16 | en
Washington looking to create dual energy market Sat May 21, 2022 13:49 | en
Voltaire Network >>
View Comments Titles Only
save preference
Comments (1 of 1)
Jump To Comment: 1A 19 hour peaceful occupation of one of Shell's drilling platforms in Sruwaddacon Bay Special Area of Conservation (SAC) was brought to an end this morning when Gardaí pulled campaigners down from their perches on the legs of the platform using considerable force and at a great safety risk.
The protest commenced on Wednesday at 12:30pm when three Shell to Sea campaigners boarded one of Shell's drilling platforms in the estuary along the proposed route for the Corrib gas pipeline. The planning application for this tunnel route under the estuary is currently under examination in an An Bord Pleanála oral hearing that has been ongoing since 24th August, closing submissions for which will be made this week. This occupation is the second time in three days that campaigners have halted Shell from continuing their investigative drilling in the SAC. Monday also saw a successful 12 hour occupation of a drill on Shell's platform.1 On Wednesday the protesters climbed up the legs of the platform to prevent it from moving to a new position in the estuary.
The protesters were ready to stay for awhile with plenty of food, water, and even a hammock. All three stayed in their positions from midday Wednesday through the night despite the rain, with a support team camping out onshore to keep an eye on them. At about 7am, just as it started to get light, one of the protesters came down voluntarily, but the other two remained in their positions. The Garda water unit issued section 8 warnings to the remaining two protesters and when that didn't persuade them down the Gardaí boarded the drill rig and climbed down from the top of the platform to where the protesters were situated. One protester had tied himself to the leg with rope, and a Garda climbed out to him with a commando knife and no harness or support gear to hold himself up. He slashed through the ropes, pulled at the person and elbowed him in the head.
After watching from the shore, Brian Loftus a member of the Rossport Solidarity Camp stated “Luckily no one was seriously hurt this morning, but it could have been much worse. After the protesters were removed from the legs, the Garda with the knife fell off the platform and into the water. It is unbelievable that the Garda water unit would be that reckless with their own safety and ours.”
Both campaigners who were forcibly removed were brought to Belmullet Garda station but were released without charges.
Photos are from the initial platform occupation. Some video of the occupation removal by the Gardaí will follow shortly.
Climbing up the rig initally
How could one Garda remove this protestor safely against his will?