Cheap Headlines in The Irish Times 2 July 2005

mayo | rights, freedoms and repression | opinion/analysis Sunday July 03, 2005 01:00 by M.M. McCarron - Ogoni Solidarity Ireland

Rossport Gas Pipeline Issue

Today the Irish Times had some alarmist headlines in its content about the Rossport issue. This diminishes an otherwise good record of reporting to date.

Examples:
P4: Multinational accuses jailed landowners of having 'wider 'agenda than health and safety. The phrase was repeated but not explained in the article without giving a reference as to when and to whom it was said and in what context. This gives a very sinister connotation which is surprising since Shell is pursuing its case in Court. Or is it now going to add to its accusations therein?
P4 News Features The battle of the Corrib field. This is an issue and not a battle.
Vapour trail: tabloid expression in this context. Please include those dates when laws were stretched and changed to accomodate Shell in the Irish State.