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How the site gates now look.
mayo / environment / news report Thursday November 09, 2006 16:52 by Eve   image 1 image
As the siege enters its sixth week Shell to Sea campaigners continue to maintain their morning pickets of Shell’s refinery site. Security outside the gates has been stepped up with the erection of a six-foot tall sheet metal fence around the main site entrance late last week. Around the same time Shell to sea signs were removed and defaced by Gardaí including one reading “community under siege”. Gardaí also ordered that the Shell to sea H.Q. trailer be moved. The trailer was moved a nominal few feet down the road and the picket continues.
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From Ogoni to Bogoni.......Global Hell
galway / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday November 09, 2006 12:08 by Shell to Sea   image 1 image
International Day of Action against Shell on the 11th anniversary of Ken Saro-Wiwa and his comrades Nov 10th 2006.

The Galway bus will leave the quad, NUIG at 4am Friday morning.

Return fare is 15 waged/ 10 unwaged.

To book a place call 0863764991 or 0863840973 read full story / add a comment
Niall Harnett V Sgt. Conor O'Reilly & An Garda Síochána.
mayo / environment / news report Thursday November 09, 2006 01:23 by Niall Harnett   text 35 comments (last - friday november 09, 2007 11:37)   image 14 images
Over recent weeks there have been a number of confrontations between Niall Harnett and Sgt. Conor O’Reilly & Gardai, at the proposed Shell Corrib Gas Refinery Site, Bellanaboy, culminating last week in the breaking of Niall's driver’s window in order to forcibly remove him from his van, and the theft under ‘colour of law’ of that van by O’Reilly on Tue 31st Oct. In the High Court on Tue 7th Oct, Mr Justice Michael Peart granted to Niall an injunction against O’Reilly from further damaging or disposing of his van, which O’Reilly had threatened, and leave to seek an order for it's release without condition. Other ‘reliefs’ applied for are a ‘declaration’ by the High Court that the van was held unlawfully and that O’Reilly and An Garda Síochána have acted ‘Ultra Vires’ - the legal term for 'exceeding their powers granted by law’, which in this case would mean simply that they broke the law. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / arts and media / event notice Wednesday November 08, 2006 22:38 by Indymedia Ireland   text 19 comments (last - friday november 28, 2008 13:31)   image 22 images
Happy birthday to us. read full story / add a comment
Does that Shell logo look funny?
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday November 08, 2006 20:59 by Ciarán   text 2 comments (last - thursday november 09, 2006 20:09)   image 5 images
With everybody gearing up for the national day of action on 10th November, some artwork appeared in West Belfast getting the word out on what the day's about. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / history and heritage / event notice Wednesday November 08, 2006 18:26 by Vincent   image 2 images
“Tara and the rebellion of 1641″

- Dr. Tadhg Ó hAnnracháin, School of History and Archives, UCD

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ETA leader & hunger striker José Ignacio de Juana Chaos at the moment of his sentancing.
international / crime and justice / news report Wednesday November 08, 2006 18:25 by ipsiphi iosaf   text 7 comments (last - monday january 22, 2007 20:02)   image 4 images
ETA prisoner José Ignacio de Juana Chaos has commenced another hunger strike. He did so on the eve of his sentancing in protest against the expected term of 12.5 years, which has been handed down by the Spanish court this sentance is for promoting terrorism , [ de Juana Chaos authored a series of articles calling for the continuation & escalation of ETA's armed campaign. ]

The Spanish prime minister Zapatero has said in a statement that he expects the sentance (by the independent judiciary) will further complicate the nascent Basque Peace Process. Already most observers recognise that the process is in crises, the internal ETA magazine only a week ago threatened a return to violence if political progress in not seen to be made by late Autumn. Though critics of Basque seperatism would point out that since late Spring over 120 incidents of arson have been attributed to the group & one theft of 350 arms. read full story / add a comment
Click on Poster / Flyer to enlarge, print and distribute please.
clare / environment / event notice Wednesday November 08, 2006 17:38 by Niall Harnett   image 1 image
Saturday 18th Nov @ 8pm, Upstairs, Mrs O'Brien's Kitchen, Lahinch, Co Clare.

Films, Music and Dance from 8 till late ...

... including the award winning documentary 'The Drilling Fields' which tells how Shell paid off the Nigerian Military to rape and kill villagers in the Ogoni region of the Niger Delta who opposed Shell, destroying their pristine fertile delta environment, poisoning their lands and rivers with oil spillages, burning and flaring. Interviews and footage of Saro-Wiwa as he organised the Ogoni people and travelled the world for support. Eventually framed for murder with 8 other leaders of MOSOP ( Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People) he and them were hung by the Shell/Nigerian dictatorship in 1995.

Also showing the new film, among others from Revolt Video ( http://revoltvideo.blogspot.com/ ), featuring the Rossport Solidarity Camp - X Wrong Project, X Wrong Place.

Followed by Sounds and Dance.

Admission €5 before 9pm, €6 after 9pm. read full story / add a comment
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national / miscellaneous / press release Wednesday November 08, 2006 15:43 by Anti Imperialist   text 25 comments (last - monday november 13, 2006 20:31)   image 7 images
Ógra Shinn Féin held their National Congress on 3 - 5 November in Liberty Hall, Dublin.

Following are some pictures from the Congress and also links to full reportings of the weekend: read full story / add a comment
"If you try to take our gas, expect to hear alot more from people like me"
dublin / environment / feature Wednesday November 08, 2006 14:09 by Shell to Sea   text 10 comments (last - saturday december 18, 2010 00:23)   image 4 images
Stern message given from stage---"If you try to take our gas, expect to hear alot more from people like us"

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USS Mitscher earlier yesterday
cork / anti-war / imperialism / news report Wednesday November 08, 2006 10:46 by AWI Cobh   text 18 comments (last - monday november 20, 2006 22:53)   image 6 images
Anti-War Ireland held a successful protest at the presence of a US warship in Cobh, County Cork last night. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Wednesday November 08, 2006 10:14 by Miriam Cotton   text 47 comments (last - monday march 26, 2007 19:41)   image 1 image
When the leader of a political party with a track record on social policy like Fianna Fail’s starts talking about children’s rights, it’s time to sit up and be alarmed – particularly so when it is in the vicinity of a general election. Fianna Fail are a party who have perfected the art of claiming to do one thing while in fact doing its opposite. The issue of child protection should not be used as a back door through which further reductions in the rights of parents to secure adequate state services for their children is introduced. read full story / add a comment
where the ruffians and loveable rogues do business & banking is where children are sold, birds have flu, and misery is cheap.
international / anti-capitalism / other press Tuesday November 07, 2006 23:01 by iosaf   text 1 comment (last - wednesday november 08, 2006 23:26)   image 1 image
In the last week this year's "transparency org" world corruption perception report has been published. It's a report which is taken seriously by some, and certainly no country looking for foreign investment wants to be at the bottom of the 163 states ranked this year. (Interestingly the world boasted 158 states for last year's report)

But both the annual list of "corruption perception" and "bribery perception" indices, can not be understood as isolated statistics. Just as Greenspan's biographer assured us he takes stock of over 4000 weekly indicators, we can not consider just one single country or economy when discussing corruption or bribery. Nor can we refuse to draw in other human development indicators, (the UNHDR report) all the usual "facts and figures" and internal data.
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Tammy Duckworth, Iraq War Vet and Democrat running for House of Reps & Anti-Iraq War
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Tuesday November 07, 2006 22:35 by redjade   text 22 comments (last - wednesday november 15, 2006 18:22)   image 6 images
In the US of A on November 7th 2006 mid-term elections will be held for 33 of 100 Senate seats, 36 of 50 governor seats, and for all 436 seats of the House of Representatives. George Bush's party is predicted to lose, Big Time.... read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Tuesday November 07, 2006 15:17 by Paula Geraghty   text 2 comments (last - tuesday november 07, 2006 22:12)   image 6 images
class, migration, collective creativity in the celtic tiger read full story / add a comment
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cork / environment / event notice Tuesday November 07, 2006 14:02 by Tom O'Connor   image 1 image
On Wed Nov 15th, there will be a benefit gig in aid of the Shell to Sea Campaign in An Spailpin Fanach, South Main Street, Cork. All proceeds will go to the capaign. On the night there will be music, drama and poetry. It will start at 8pm. There are some very big headline acts:
Ger Wolfe
Mick Flannery
Karan Casey
Niall Vallelly
John Maguire
Conal Creedon

Admission is 8 euro and 5 euros unwaged. All are welcome. I attach a colour poster which people might put up. Also, try and get friends to come along. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday November 07, 2006 02:08 by Shell to Sea   text 11 comments (last - saturday november 11, 2006 00:40)   image 5 images
Councillor Daithí Doolan of Sinn Féin submitted a question to the City manager at the November Dublin City Council Meeting to clarify why DCC vehicles are being supplied with petrol from Shell.

Many people in Dublin, including a lot of DCC staff, have expressed dismay that the Council has an exclusive deal whcih means that they must refuel at Shell garages.

A large crowd from Shell to Sea joined the Sinn Féin councillors before the meeting to show support for Daithí's suggestion that the deal be scrapped. read full story / add a comment
Oh yes they are..
dublin / environment / event notice Monday November 06, 2006 22:20 by Shell to Sea   text 1 comment (last - wednesday november 08, 2006 00:33)   image 2 images
Busy week for Shell to Sea nationally and locally with many events in the pipeline (!)
over the next few days! read full story / add a comment
People gathering
national / miscellaneous / news report Monday November 06, 2006 17:37 by Muireann Ni Bhrolchain   text 10 comments (last - thursday november 09, 2006 14:45)   image 20 images
The March began at the old railway station in Navan town at Railway Street to draw attention to the fact that this alternative mode of transport has not been seriously considered by the planners. A large crowd gathered, long time campaigners, new campaigners, families with small children who had their faces painted, sported Save Tara stickers and carried balloons.
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Its a grand giveaway!
dublin / environment / event notice Monday November 06, 2006 17:09 by Shell To Sea   text 1 comment (last - monday november 06, 2006 19:00)   image 2 images
An important event is taking place on Wednesday and Thursday (8th to 9th November) in the Burlington Hotel, Dublin. Ireland’s Atlantic “Petroleum Province” is being discussed. Confused?

This “Province” consists of all the Irish Atlantic oil and gas fields that have been explored so far.
At present, the Irish Government is handing out licences to Shell, Exxon-Mobil, Statoil, and others as fast as they can. The Irish Government and the global oil and gas industry are working in close partnership, and have been for many years. Shell and Statoil, the energy multinationals involved in the Corrib project, will be represented, as will the Minister for Marine and Natural Resources, who is to give the opening address.
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