1500 protesting at SHell Terminal - Monday Afternoon

mayo | environment | other press Monday July 04, 2005 13:41 by iol.ie via eeekkkk

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Up to 1,500 people have joined a protest in Co Mayo this morning at the site where oil giant Shell is building a gas terminal.
The protest was arranged to reinforce local opposition to the project and to show solidarity with five men jailed for obstructing work on an associated pipeline.
The people of Rossport are concerned no independent safety assessment has been carried out on the high-pressure pipeline being laid on their land.
They want the gas from the Corrib field to be pumped to an offshore terminal rather than the facility currently under construction in Bellanaboy.