Meeting in Dingle Supporting Rossport

by Dangle Fri Nov 17, 2006 17:45

The plebiscite has no legal standing. (Attorney General)
Eamon O Cuiv over-rule the naming of the town.

It has no legal standing.

So an Daingean it is ?

The Languages act is invoked by the men of law, they make the law, they enforce the law
but the LAW does not apply to them -cos they are crooks......

AN Daingean it is then-- and the balloty boxes will be delivered in the next few months.
Maybe a plebiscite is in order at the ballot.

93% are over-ridden by Central Government

by Maigh Eo Fri Nov 17, 2006 18:47

Go raibh maith agaibh uilig i gCorca Dhuibhne as bhur dtacaíocht. Is iontach agus is spreagúil muintir muintir na Gaeltachta a fheiceáil ag seasamh lena chéile!

by Kato Sat Nov 18, 2006 00:51

My apologies for not writing this in Gaeilge. I know about the rally on the 24th November but there is also to be a National Rally in Dublin on the 2nd December 2006. Get stickers for your cars for the Shell To Sea. They work! contact the Shell to Sea site 3euro each or buy some when you are up there. I have put up leaflets at work and also in the library, my doctors surgery etc. Anywhere you go and talk about it to people. As you say very few people are aware of what is going on up there and they do not realise that the full story is not being allowed to come out about the nature of the refinery and the extent of the pollution it will cause if it is allowed to go ahead. the nature of the tides up there will wash back in the materials being refined out. Carrowmore Loch is the main source of water supply for Erris and it is all already polluted with aluminium. I tasted the difference when i went to visit my family last christmas it had changed since the September 2005 only a few months before.
The community there is at terrible risk. They are at risk already and are fighting for survival and that is not an exaggeration. Kerry will be next. Ireland is slowly being turned into one mass building site with incinerators and pipes across it. Our environment is eroding very quickly and we need to fight this together. the issue is the refinery being onshore and not offshore and that is the key issue, most people think Shell to Sea is about stopping progress we need to persuade them otherwise. Shell will stop at nothing and i mean nothing to stop this message (the truth) from getting across. The people who have subcontracts with them are colluding with Shell in this. Money and promises of money have been made by shell and 'agents' working for Shell. It is like the Mafia. It is a nightmare.
I was never on a protest before although i would have always supported the truth in other ways, but I went on a protest to Bellanboy and i was disgusted by what i saw and heard some of the Guardai do and say. I am now feeling ferocious and subsequent scenes have upset me greatly. Maybe we need a separate day of protest in Kerry?? Good luck to you and Beannacht De.

by Darren Mac an Phríora Sat Nov 18, 2006 19:49

Is maith an rud é an suíomh idirlíon seo chun a bheith ag phlé le daoine, ach tá politics.ie i bhfad níos fearr. Is suíomh é seo ó thaobh an nuacht ach is suíomh ó thaobh díospóireacht é politics.ie.

Tá Rossport suite in aice le an Ghaeltacht, ní Gaeltacht é nach é?

Beidh mé ann ag an 2ú lá de i mBAC in aon chor...

by unsure. Sat Nov 18, 2006 23:20

COULD SOMEONE PUT TOGETHER A DEFINITIVE, CONTEMPORARY HISTORY OF THE PRESENT STRUGGLE IN BALLINABOY/CORRIB. WHEN DID IT ALL BEGIN? I KNOW RAY BURKE HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE DEAL, BUT I`D LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE OFFICIAL STORY. WHO DEALT WITH WHO? WHO SIGNED WHAT? THE NAMES, AND POSITIONS OF ALL INVOLVED AT THE TIME, AND SINCE. I UNDERSTAND THE BASICS, AND FULLY SUPPORT THE SHELL TO SEA CAMPAIGN. BUT I FIND WHEN ASKED, THAT I KNOW LITTLE ABOUT HOW THE WHOLE RIP OFF STARTED. IS THERE ANY CASE FOR EUROPEAN COURTS? HAVE ANY OUTSIDE MEDIA BEEN CONTACTED?, (UNREPORTED WORLD, DISPATCHES, C4 NEWS, PANORAMA, etc)
I`D ALSO LIKE TO ASK, DO THE PEOPLE OF BALLINABOY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, WELCOME SUPPORTERS FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY? OR WOULD THEY PREFER IF WE CONCENTRATED ON SPREADING THE PROTEST COUNTRYWIDE? I MYSELF HAV`NT BEEN TO BALLINABOY. I`M NOT SURE THAT I COULD REMAIN PASSIVE IN SUCH A SITUATION. AND I DO`NT WANT TO BE "THE FACE OF VIOLENCE", OR WHATEVER HEADLINES THE RAGS WOULD DIVE ON. THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE PRESENT PHASE IS REMAINING PEACEFUL. I THINK WE ALL KNOW WHAT THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA WOULD DO WITH ANY STORY OF RETALLIATION. McTOOLS PICTURE POSTCARD O`CONNELL ST. FARCE, WAS STAGED FOR REASONS. TO BOOST THE CASE FOR RESERVE SHELLCOPS?, TO SHOW "PROVOS" CAN`T PROTEST PEACEFULLY?
I`D IMAGINE THAT SOME OF THE SHELLCOPS PLAY SPORTS. THEY`LL KNOW WHAT KIND OF SPIRIT IT TAKES FOR A TEAM, WHO HAVING BEEN CHEATED, FOULED, AND BATTERED, OUT OF A GAME. COME BACK, AGAIN, AND AGAIN, AND AGAIN, AND STILL PLAY FAIR, AND STAY FOCUSSED.(a seargent at a recent shell station protest, who was asked about how it was decided what cops went to ballinaboy? he said shellcops volunteer for the O/T money.) THE MONEY THEY`RE MAKING IS DESTROYING THEIR SOULS. THEY`LL BE WORTH NOTHING TO NOBODY WHEN THIS IS ALL OVER.

by mise Sun Nov 19, 2006 00:10

Corrib gas project timeline

October, 1996: Corrib field is discovered by Enterprise Oil 70km off Mayo coast in over 349 metres of water, with the gas field a further 3,500 metres below sea level.

October, 2000: Bord Gais outlines plans to construct pipeline from North Mayo to Craughwell, Co. Galway, on behalf of the Corrib co-venturers—Enterprise, Statoil and Marathon.

November, 2000: Enterprise Energy Ireland (E.E.I.) applies for planning permission for an onshore terminal for Corrib at Bellanaboy, North Mayo.

January, 2001: Mayo Co. Council seeks more information from E.E.I. after local concerns are raised.

April, 2001: E.E.I. submits a new planning application for the onshore terminal.

June, 2001: Mayo Co. Council seeks further information on the second planning application for the onshore terminal.

July, 2001: E.E.I. sumits this further information. Meanwhile, the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources, Mr. Frank Fahey, hosts a public meeting on offshore licensing aspects of Corrib in Geesala, Co. Mayo.

August 3rd, 2001: Mayo Co. Council grants planning permission for the onshore terminal, with conditions. This is immediately appealed to An Bord Pleanála by residents and environmental groups.

August 24th, 2001: Minister Fahey, during a debate on Corrib gas, tells the Humbert Summer School in Ballina that the objectors are holding up progress in the west.

October, 2001: The Minister for the Marine denies claims made in the Dáil by Mayo Fine Gael TD, Michael Ring, that he has been interfering in the planning process in relation to the Corrib project.

November 16th, 2001: Mr. Fahey issues a petroleum lease for Corrib gas field—the first new production lease in the last 30 years.

November 21st, 2001: E.E.I. submits new environmental impact statement to the Department of Marine and Natural Resources in support of application to construct a natural gas pipeline from sub-sea facilities to the terminal at Bellanaboy bridge. The company also applies for approval of its plan of development, a foreshore licence, and consent to construct the pipeline.

February, 2002: An Bord Pleanála opens its oral hearing in Ballina on the appeal against planning permission for the onshore terminal.

April, 2002: Mr. Fahey publishes Marine Licence Vetting Committee report which approved granting foreshore lease to Corrib project, with conditions.

May, 2002: Foreshore licence granted by Minister Fahey to E.E.I. shortly before he leaves office.

June, 2002: An Bord Pleanála requests further information on the onshore terminal application from E.E.I., now owned by Shell, and raises concerns about health and safety.

July, 2002: Managing Director of E.E.I., Mr. Brian Ó Cáthain, resigns and is replaced by Mr. Andy Pyle, formerly of Shell.

September, 2002: E.E.I. submits further information to An Bord Pleanála and denies reports that it may “abandon” the Corrib field.

November, 2002: An Bord Pleanála holds unprecedented second oral hearing into the E.E.I. terminal application. The two oral hearings have now lasted 22 days, making them the second longest in the board’s history.

December, 2002: E.E.I. and former Minister Fahey deny claims in a Channel 4 news report that “huge pressure” was exerted on Mayo Co. Council’s planning office to grant permission for the controversial terminal. E.E.I. also refutes a suggestion that it has chosen a highly dangerous route for the 8km pipeline from the seashore to the termainl at Bellanaboy.

March, 2003: E.E.I. again denies claims that it intends to “plug” the Corrib Field for a period of 20 years.

April, 2003: An Bord Pleanála overturns Mayo Co. Council’s decision to grant planning permission for the gas terminal. E.E.I. expresses disappointment with the outcome and announces that it is now considering the future of the Corrib gas project.

September, 2003: Enterprise Energy Ireland announces that it intends to submit a new planning application to Mayo County Council for an onshore gas terminal.

December, 2003: A new planning application is submitted by E.E.I., now known as Shell E&P Ireland. It includes revised plans for the removal of large quantities of peat from the terminal site.

February, 2004: Former civil servant and ‘Irish Man of the Twentieth Century’, Mr TK Whitaker, expresses concerns over the plans for an onshore Corrib gas terminal. Mr Whitaker owns a holiday home in Bangor.

March, 2004: Mayo County Council requests further information from the company on a number of issues pertaining to the application. The information is submitted within weeks.

April, 2004: Mayo County Council grants planning permission subject to a total of 75 conditions. Objectors immediately indicate that they intend to appeal the decision to An Bord Pleanála.

October, 2004: Shell is granted planning permission by An Bord Pleanála for the Bellanaboy gas terminal. The company announces that work will commence immediately. Residents say they are disgusted with the decision.

January, 2005: Preparatory work for the removal of peat from the terminal site begins at Bangor. Shell publishes details of a traffic management plan for the duration of the work.

April, 2005: Proceedings are instituted in the High Court to prevent residents obstructing the construction of the gas pipeline at Rossport. The High Court grants Shell the right to access private lands in the village for the installation of the pipeline. Meanwhile, it is revealed that Shell employed a company of which it is a substantial shareholder to conduct an ‘independent’ audit of the pipeline’s safety.

June, 2005: Five residents from Rossport are jailed for contempt of court for refusing to obey the High Court order not to interfere with the construction of the Corrib gas pipeline. The men vow to stay in prison until they get justice.

Families and supporters of the Rossport Five commence round the clock picketing at Rossport, Bellinaboy and Glengad: Shell pipeline sites in Mayo.

July, 2005: National rallies held in support of the Rossport Five in Castlebar, Belmullet, Ballina, Dublin.

Natural Resources Minister Noel Dempsey orders a further safety review of the Corrib Gas pipeline with a view to ending the standoff between Shell and local residents in Co Mayo.

Minister Dempsey said Marine and Natural Resources Dept officials had carried out an inspection at the Shell onshore site and subject to further legal advice, it was his view that a serious breach of the consents given to Shell in relation to the pipeline had occurred. He ordered Shell to dismantle three kilometres of gas pipeline that it had assembled in north Mayo.

August, 2005: Marine and Natural Resources Minister, Noel Dempsey, granted Shell permission to lay the 75 kilometres of pipeline from the Corrib Field to the North Mayo coastline.

Shell E&P Ireland defers laying the offshore pipeline for the Corrib gas project until 2006. Shell said the temporary suspension ''will not materially affect the project's completion schedule'', and will ''allow for a period of discussion and dialogue''.

Shell announces that it is to lay off 128 workers at the Corrib gas pipeline in Co Mayo. National rally in support of the Rossport 5 held in Galway. Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources Noel Dempsey announces a further safety review.

September, 2005: Family and supporters visit Norway and meet Statoil and public representatives. Rossport Five appear before Mr Justice Finnegan in the High Court.

30 September, 2005: Shell drops temporary injunction. High Court President Mr Justice Joseph Finnegan releases the men.

1 October, 2005: Thousands rally in support of Rossport Five in Dublin.

12 October, 2005: A two-day public consultation organised by the Department of the Marine is held in Geesala, Co. Mayo

25 October, 2005: Rossport Five appear before Mr Justice Finnegan in the High Court

31 October, 2005: The Minister announced that he had appointed Mr Peter Cassells, a former general secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, to mediate between Shell E&P and the Rossport residents

http://www.corribsos.com/index.php?id=12&type=page

by supporter Sun Nov 19, 2006 15:04

http://www.publicinquiry.ie/pdf/Fiosru_2_LOW_RES_Final.pdf