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'The National Interest' - A Myth Fabricated By The Irish Government And Their Partner Shell

category national | miscellaneous | feature author Monday August 15, 2005 16:59author by Rossport 5 - Shell to Sea Report this post to the editors

Open Letter From The Imprisoned Rossport Five

Related News: "Why don’t you just fuck off and mind your own business, we don’t care about you" | Shell Hell Comes To Donegal

Edited Extract From Open Letter:

"Our imprisonment was only made possible by the granting of a compulsory order for our lands to Shell by Frank Fahey T.D. while Minister for Marine and Natural Resources. Without that order we would be free men today at home with our families. Instead we are confined in prison cells. . . .

To date the dealings of the Irish government in this project have seen our land rights given to a private company, our families and neighbours very lives endangered and the natural resource of the Irish people given away. This is to such an extent that the Norwegian people, through the (majority) state (owned) oil company STATOIL holding 38% of the Corrib Field, will receive more from this project than the Irish people who have a 0% holding.

In addition the government has provided 400 acres of Coillte land and committed the Irish people to finance a gas pipe from Mayo to Galway to facilitate the outward transport of gas to the UK and Europe. The national interest is a myth that has been fabricated by the Irish government and their partner Shell. The minister Noel Dempsey and his Department are not and have never been innocent bystanders in this crisis but have played a full role alongside Shell in its creation.

Despite all of this we, in good faith, acknowledge the attempts of Shell and their government partners to create a period of calm by halting all work on the project in north Mayo and their call for dialogue. We wish to immediately accept this offer and enter into talks to resolve the impasse. To that end we ask Shell and their government partners to immediately stand down their injunction at this time so that we can leave prison to attend these talks.

We have been betrayed by our government, marginalized by sections of the media and ignored by the “alternative” government. Instead it has been the people of Ireland who have sustained us during this time of crisis and personal trauma and who have rallied and continue to rally to our aid – thank you. All we demand is for our families and neighbours to be safe in their own homes - no more no less.

Full Text Of Open Letter At Link Below

COMPLETE TEXT OF OPEN LETTER FROM ‘ROSSPORT FIVE’


We are currently in prison for refusing to allow Shell and their Irish Government partners build a pipeline close to our family homes. Our crime was to refuse access to our lands. We have refused access because of the certainty that if this pipeline as currently proposed ruptures we, our families and neighbours, will die.

What would you do if a court ordered you to accept the installation of a potentially lethal pipeline which no state agency has or will take responsibility for?

We are currently in prison for an indefinite time until we accept such a pipeline, which we cannot and will not. Would the people of Mayo or Dublin accept a potentially lethal pipeline through the main street in Castlebar or Stephens Green in Dublin? A pipeline which has a rupture kill zone of several hundred metres. We think not.

Our imprisonment was only made possible by the granting of a compulsory order for our lands to Shell by Frank Fahey T.D. while Minister for Marine and Natural Resources. Without that order we would be free men today at home with our families. Instead we are confined in prison cells.

Initially we were jubilant and excited for Mayo and the country when we heard of the Corrib gas find. When we learned that the route would traverse Rossport we became concerned and as we looked closer and sought advice we became alarmed. As Irish citizens and mainly traditional second and third generation Fine Gael and Fianna Fail voters we instinctively sought reassurance and support from state agencies and our local politicians and as farmers from the IFA. We were initially fobbed off, then ignored and finally marginalized. As our awareness of the lethal danger to our families grew our concerns turned into resistance.

We owe much in particular to the incredible continued support of Jerry Cowley TD & Michael Ring TD and the Fine Gael & Fianna Fail grassroots in Mayo. By comparison we have been shocked by the abandonment in our time of crisis by the Fine Gael leader and local TD Enda Kenny who we now regard as irrelevant in this crisis as a leader. We would also like to acknowledge the massive support we have received from both ordinary Irish citizens and various groupings including ICSA, ICMSA, National Women’s Council, SWP, the Greens, Sinn Fein and Labour along with Louth & Galway county councils, Udaras na Gaeltachta and many other local authorities and organisations.

To date the dealings of the Irish government in this project have seen our land rights given to a private company, our families and neighbours very lives endangered and the natural resource of the Irish people given away. This is to such an extent that the Norwegian people, through their state oil company STATOIL holding 38% of the Corrib Field, will receive more from this project than the Irish people who have a 0% holding. In addition the government has provided 400 acres of Coillte land and committed the Irish people to finance a gas pipe from Mayo to Galway to facilitate the outward transport of gas to the UK and Europe. The national interest is a myth that has been fabricated by the Irish government and their partner Shell. The minister Noel Dempsey and his Department are not and have never been innocent bystanders in this crisis but have played a full role alongside Shell in its creation.

Despite all of this we, in good faith, acknowledge the attempts of Shell and their government partners to create a period of calm by halting all work on the project in north Mayo and their call for dialogue. We wish to immediately accept this offer and enter into talks to resolve the impasse. To that end we ask Shell and their government partners to immediately stand down their injunction at this time so that we can leave prison to attend these talks.

We have been betrayed by our government, marginalized by sections of the media and ignored by the “alternative” government. Instead it has been the people of Ireland who have sustained us during this time of crisis and personal trauma and who have rallied and continue to rally to our aid – thank you. All we demand is for our families and neighbours to be safe in their own homes - no more no less.

Micheál Ó Seighin
Willie Corduff
Brendan Philbin
Vincent McGrath
Philip McGrath

Cloverhill Prison, Dublin

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 #   Title   Author   Date 
 1   THE POWER IS WITH YOU!     North West    Mon Aug 15, 2005 14:56 
 2   Stay at home     mike    Mon Aug 15, 2005 15:02 
 3   Response to Mike - Due Process?     Mayo person    Mon Aug 15, 2005 15:20 
 4   Hold the Judge in contempt...     paul o toole    Mon Aug 15, 2005 17:55 
 5   Job opportunities     Louis    Mon Aug 15, 2005 18:07 
 6   Dempsey,Loyal servant of Shell,Statoil and Marathon     Starstruck    Mon Aug 15, 2005 18:35 
 7   Louis re. "pipeline engineers"     Mayo person    Mon Aug 15, 2005 18:53 
 8   Research     Al    Mon Aug 15, 2005 19:18 
 9   well al     eeekkkkk    Mon Aug 15, 2005 19:24 
 10   Docs available     Aidan    Mon Aug 15, 2005 19:28 
 11   human denies rumour of being a flying pig type     eeeekkkkkk    Mon Aug 15, 2005 19:33 
 12   Corrib     John    Mon Aug 15, 2005 20:04 
 13   shellFF to keep hostages     eeekkkkk    Mon Aug 15, 2005 21:10 
 14   john the longtime F P-H     eeekkkk    Mon Aug 15, 2005 21:12 
 15   Corrib     John    Mon Aug 15, 2005 21:19 
 16   that's what the inverted commas were for     eeekkkk    Mon Aug 15, 2005 21:34 
 17   Absolutely     Louis    Mon Aug 15, 2005 21:43 
 18   Agent Louis     Shane    Mon Aug 15, 2005 21:54 
 19   Because...     Shane    Mon Aug 15, 2005 21:55 
 20   Dear Jonn.....     paul o toole    Tue Aug 16, 2005 02:03 
 21   APPEAL CONTEMPT ORDER     Nelson Veron    Tue Aug 16, 2005 09:51 
 22   Re: Corrib     Robin    Tue Aug 16, 2005 10:24 
 23   Bréag     Duine    Tue Aug 16, 2005 10:41 
 24   Aidan and Robin     Reader    Tue Aug 16, 2005 10:56 
 25   Corrib Field     Peter Dunn    Tue Aug 16, 2005 13:02 
 26   "The Norwegian People"?     Clarifier    Tue Aug 16, 2005 13:10 
 27   A majority of statoil shares,     eeekkkkk    Tue Aug 16, 2005 13:50 
 28   Apples and oranges     Not bull sp eeeekkkk    Tue Aug 16, 2005 14:35 
 29   Serious Shit     Síog    Tue Aug 16, 2005 14:35 
 30   Experts??     Aidan    Tue Aug 16, 2005 14:39 
 31   Bull     Ann    Tue Aug 16, 2005 14:39 
 32   I predict flocks of flying pig-humans flying west over this glasshouse today     eeeekkkk    Tue Aug 16, 2005 14:49 
 33   Project Development Plan     Interested    Tue Aug 16, 2005 15:01 
 34   Thats predictable - avoid the issues     No bull sp eeekkkk    Tue Aug 16, 2005 15:08 
 35   How is saying this avoiding the issue?     eeekkkkkk    Tue Aug 16, 2005 15:12 
 36   google     groundhog    Tue Aug 16, 2005 16:40 
 37   F P-H Files compiled here: Watch Them Fly From Place To Place     eeekkkkk    Tue Aug 16, 2005 17:20 
 38   NIMBYs?     Horse feathers    Tue Aug 16, 2005 18:09 
 39   Well horse feathers     Curious    Tue Aug 16, 2005 18:17 
 40   Rossport 5 and NIMBYs     eeekkk    Tue Aug 16, 2005 18:21 
 41   Who to believe     George    Tue Aug 16, 2005 19:00 
 42   George, Shell has presided over disasters internationally     R. Isible    Tue Aug 16, 2005 19:18 
 43   Nimbys etc.     Horse feathers    Tue Aug 16, 2005 19:41 
 44   calling them NIMBYS is a ff / shell talking point     eeeekkkk    Tue Aug 16, 2005 19:57 
 45   Re: Siog     Robin    Wed Aug 17, 2005 09:43 
 46   To John, Al, Robin and all other trolls     P1    Wed Aug 17, 2005 11:40 
 47   thats politics ????     Barry    Wed Aug 17, 2005 11:51 
 48   Just wondering...     Darragh    Wed Aug 17, 2005 12:30 
 49   Shell have the global history, George     Justin Morahan    Wed Aug 17, 2005 13:55 
 50   The National Interests and the constitutional right to Private Property     Edward Horgan    Wed Aug 17, 2005 13:59 
 51   Injunction     Appeal to injunction    Wed Aug 17, 2005 14:04 
 52   Experts and presumptions, Robin     Justin Morahan    Wed Aug 17, 2005 14:16 
 53   Re: Justin     Robin    Wed Aug 17, 2005 19:07 
 54   Solidarity works     paul o toole    Thu Aug 18, 2005 01:16 
 55   Robin re. Pipeline explosions     P1    Thu Aug 18, 2005 10:36 
 56   Re:P1     Robin    Thu Aug 18, 2005 12:36 
 57   Make sure you on't apolosise (except for Shell)     P1    Thu Aug 18, 2005 14:00 
 58   Reply to Robin     Interested    Thu Aug 18, 2005 14:55 
 59   Noel     Justin Morahan    Fri Aug 19, 2005 04:01 
 60   IT letter     Mark    Fri Aug 19, 2005 09:06 
 61   Robin     Justin Morahan    Fri Aug 19, 2005 10:01 
 62   Justin Morahan     Robin    Fri Aug 19, 2005 14:04 
 63   Reply to Robin     Mayo    Fri Aug 19, 2005 15:27 
 64   So what     outsider    Fri Aug 19, 2005 18:09 
 65   Robins true identity     Private investigator    Fri Aug 19, 2005 18:18 
 66   Outsider's cynical attitude     Mayo    Fri Aug 19, 2005 18:54 
 67   "the national interest"     Sean O Riain    Sun Aug 21, 2005 20:48 
 68   Cost     Ger    Mon Aug 22, 2005 11:38 
 69   Give it up     Tony    Mon Aug 22, 2005 12:56 
 70   Ger / Tony the two stooges     Badman    Mon Aug 22, 2005 13:15 
 71   Poll     Ryan    Mon Aug 22, 2005 13:30 
 72   Coming out of jail     Mayo    Mon Aug 22, 2005 14:16 
 73   i disagree     Fred    Mon Aug 22, 2005 14:27 
 74   Tired     Billy    Mon Aug 22, 2005 18:26 
 75   Purge     George    Mon Aug 22, 2005 18:31 
 76   You're getting boring     goinghome    Mon Aug 22, 2005 18:35 
 77   The poll did indeed take place on Today fm / feeding sam smyth shit on a stick     eeekkkkk    Mon Aug 22, 2005 18:39 
 78   Now now     Aidan    Mon Aug 22, 2005 19:22 
 79   How is a discussion well balanced when no-one     eeekkkkkk    Mon Aug 22, 2005 19:34 
 80   The protestors point of view     George    Tue Aug 23, 2005 15:45 
 81   Agree     Hal    Tue Aug 23, 2005 18:15 
 82   Not again     yt    Tue Aug 23, 2005 18:17 
 83   Move along     Boycotter    Tue Aug 23, 2005 18:22 
 84   Not so     Hal    Tue Aug 23, 2005 18:28 
 85   Ok so     Boycotter    Tue Aug 23, 2005 18:31 
 86   Yeah Hal     Curious    Tue Aug 23, 2005 18:32 
 87   I said Sympathy     Hal    Tue Aug 23, 2005 18:40 
 88   True     Cormac    Wed Aug 24, 2005 10:13 
 89   Miss     DT    Fri Aug 26, 2005 17:46 
 90   You've answered your own question Robin.     M.R. Ryan    Fri Sep 02, 2005 21:48 
 91   Thank God for Ed Horgan...     Darragh    Fri Sep 02, 2005 21:59 


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