A frosty reception for Shell sponsorship; Oil and Gas company debt soars to danger level; Shell a gigantic flea
By John Donovan
UK
The Telegraph City Diary column has commented on Shell’s embarrassment at arts sponsorship monies being returned to the company in Ireland. “First the Antarctic, now Ireland. The list of countries where Royal Dutch Shell receives a frosty reception continues to lengthen. The energy major has been told that its sponsorship money for the Emerald Isle’s biggest folk festival, the Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann in Sligo, is no longer acceptable, after eco-campaigners kicked up a storm.”