12 Noon February 14th, Kildare Street Dublin 2.
On Thursday this week, there will be a protest at Leinster House in Dublin to bring attention to the sweetheart deal between the Irish Government and the Corrib Partners (Shell, Statoil,and Marathon) for the exploitation of Ireland’s natural resources. Protesters will gather at Kildare Street at 12 noon. More info here: http://www.indymedia.ie/article/86192
1PM February 23rd, Shell Glasnevin, Finglas Road Dublin 11
On Saturday 23rd of February there will be a picket of the Shell Service station opposite the main gate of Glasnevin Cemetery. Although Shell no longer run the forecourt business, all the fuel sold in this and other Shell garages is still sourced from Royal Dutch Shell. Protesters will be asking motorists to boycott the station until concerns about the Corrib scheme are addressed by the company.The protest will start at 1PM sharp. More info here: http://www.indymedia.ie/article/86187
The next large-scale protest in Mayo will be on Friday, February 29th. Shell are set to announce the new route for the production pipeline linking the gas field to the Bellanaboy Refinery site sometime towards the end of February. Many people in Erris expect the company to apply for permission to run the pipeline under the water of Sruth Fáda Conn, the inlet bay that runs alongside Rossport. This will mean the Minister for the Environment will have to apply for permission from the European Parliament to break the rules which are designed to protect endangered habitats and protected environments.
More details of the February 29th protest will follow nearer the time.
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