OscailtCorrib Protests- If Tuesday Was Not Mad Enough Try TodayMEP assaulted, work halted for six hours, campaigners drive into refinery and bounced back out again four hours later
Breaking news: Italian MP, Sgarbi denounces the Statistical Fraud on COVID-19. The speech of the Member of Parliament Vittorio Sgarbi in the session of the Italian Camera, Meeting no. 331 of Friday 24, April, 2020. Vittorio Sgarbi, denounces the closure of 60% of the businesses for 25,000 COVID-19 Deaths, of which the National Institute of Health says 96.3% died NOT of COVID-19 but of other pathologies. That means only 925 have died of the virus. 24,075 have died of other things.2011-08-26T11:08:56+00:00Indymedia Irelandimc-ireland@lists.indymedia.iehttp://www.indymedia.ie/atomfullposts?story_id=100407http://www.indymedia.ie/graphics/feedlogo.gifMayo Road Blockaded in International Solidarity Protesthttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/100407#comment2830422011-08-26T11:08:56+00:00Rossport SCrossportsolidaritycamp at gmail dot comFrom 6.00am to 9.30am this morning, three campaigners occupied Aghoos Road, as p...From 6.00am to 9.30am this morning, three campaigners occupied Aghoos Road, as part of the ongoing protests against the controversial Shell refinery at Bellinaboy. They formed a triangle in the middle of the road using a set of especially made arm-tubes. This action follows on from yesterday, which saw the Gardai assault Dublin MEP Paul Murphy during a sit-down protest at the same part of the road. The protest stopped a number of Shell's construction vehicles reaching their destination at Aghoos. All three have been arrested and taken to Belmullet.<br />
From 6.00am to 9.30am this morning, three campaigners occupied Aghoos Road, as part of the ongoing protests against the controversial Shell refinery at Bellinaboy. They formed a triangle in the middle of the road using a set of especially made arm-tubes. This action follows on from yesterday, which saw the Gardai assault Dublin MEP Paul Murphy during a sit-down protest at the same part of the road. The protest stopped a number of Shell's construction vehicles reaching their destination at Aghoos. All three have been arrested and taken to Belmullet.<br />
<br />
One of those occupying the road said, “I'm doing this in support of a similar protest that took place in Broome Community, Australia last night. This is a powerful way to show that struggles from Ogoniland in Nigeria, to the Tar Sands in Canada, Australia, to Erris, Mayo and now to Australia are linked in common cause. Once we heard about the Broome Community actions we had to show solidarity. It feels really powerful to be part of this.”<br />
<br />
The Broome Community are opposing a gas project that parallels the situation in north-west Mayo. Like Mayo, Shell is one of the companies being resisted by local communities. Links between the two communities are being established, and award winning film “The Pipe”, which documents the Mayo situation is being shown at events in Australia.<br />
<br />
Yesterday saw a series of events targeting the Shell refinery in Aghoos and Bellinaboy. The Rossport Solidarity Camp was visited by Paul Murphy, MEP who came to learn more about local community resistance to the project. While taking part in a peaceful sit-down protest in front of a truck he was assaulted and had his clothes torn by gardai.<br />
<br />
Con Coughlan, from the Camp said, “The determination we are feeling is incredible; knowing that people in Australia were doing their protests while we were doing ours was inspiring for us all. We send our best wishes out to them.”<br />
<br />
ENDS<br />
<br />
*FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:*<br />
Rossport Solidarity Camp 085 1141170<br />
<br />
Notes<br />
1. For more information on the Broome Community protests see <a href="http://handsoffcountry.blogspot.com/" title="http://handsoffcountry.blogspot.com/">http://handsoffcountry.blogspot.com/</a><br />
<br />
2. For reports of events on Thursday, 25th August, see missing linkshttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/100407#comment2830402011-08-26T12:07:05+00:00Rossport SCFor an account of Thursday's events see
http://www.indymedia.ie/article/100407 a...For an account of Thursday's events see<br />
<a href="http://www.indymedia.ie/article/100407" title="http://www.indymedia.ie/article/100407">http://www.indymedia.ie/article/100407</a> and<br />
<a href="http://www.paulmurphymep.eu/breaking-news-how-the-gardai-assaulted-me-and-other-peaceful-protestors-in-rossport" title="http://www.paulmurphymep.eu/breaking-news-how-the-gardai-assaulted-me-and-other-peaceful-protestors-in-rossport">http://www.paulmurphymep.eu/breaking-news-how-the-garda...sport</a>more photos from yesterdayhttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/100407#comment2830562011-08-26T17:31:32+00:00photosfirst two photos are from the road with the person on top of the truck, the seco...first two photos are from the road with the person on top of the truck, the second two photos are from outside the refinery later onphotoshttp://www.indymedia.ie/article/100407#comment2830572011-08-26T18:20:29+00:00photosthese are photos from the 6am trespass attempt on Thursday, two people got into ...these are photos from the 6am trespass attempt on Thursday, two people got into the compound but most people were just assaulted by IRMS on the road