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May 10th, 2009:

Shell Site in Western Ireland Attacked; Seven Men Charged

While Shell agreed in 2006 to reroute the pipeline away from houses in a bid to end opposition, opponents who want the gas processed off the coast have continued to protest, holding rallies and a hunger strike as part of their campaign.

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Seven held after Shell protest

Last Updated: Sunday, May 10, 2009, 09:09

Seven people have been arrested following a demonstration yeasterday evening at the site of Shell’s controversial Corrib gas pipeline.

The men, aged from their late teens to mid 40s, were held on public order offences and are expected to appear in court on May 13th. 

Gardaí said the protest began at about 7pm last night when up to 150 protesters, including men, women and children, gathered at the site in Glengad near Rossport. Some of the protesters carreid ropes and cables, and tied them to the fence at the compound in an attempt to pull it down.  read more

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7 Shell protestors arrested in Mayo

Fingal Independent

Sunday May 10 2009

There was a stand off between protestors and Gardai at the Shell to Sea site in Mayo last night.

Gardai made a series of arrests after a 150 demonstrators descended on the facility at Glengad beach.

The Shell to Sea group had clearly signalled their intent ahead of last night’s protest – they wanted to dismantle a fence surrounding Shell’s compound which they claim has been erected illegally.

Their attempts to tear down the fence failed and at no time was the compound breached. read more

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To arms, investors! It’s a shareholder revolt

The oil giant Shell is a repeat offender. Measured against the investor returns of four rivals, Shell is ranked fourth, which means that its incentive scheme should have paid out nothing. However, the remuneration committee, which is led by Job, ripped up the rules to hand out shares worth half executives’ salaries. The committee was also in hot water only a year ago for awarding bonuses to directors who had stayed on.

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Bolivian forces ‘found’ handgun in Dwyer’s room *(Shell Corrib security guard)

May 10, 2009

Michael Dwyer

Michael Dwyer, the Tipperary man killed by Bolivian special forces last month, had a handgun in his hotel room, security sources in the South American country have claimed. They say guns were found in four of five rooms raided by armed police who then shot dead three men, including Dwyer.

The police also arrested Elod Toaso and Mario Tadic, who were suspected of being part of a gang plotting to assassinate Evo Morales, the Bolivian president. read more

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