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FOUR MEN HAVE been arrested following a stand-off between Gardaí and Shell to Sea protesters in Mayo last night.
The demonstrators had locked themselves to drums filled with cement in an attempt to block Shell from delivering specialist tunnelling equipment to the Corrib gas project.
Two of the men have been charged with public order offences and were due in court this morning. The other two males are currently detained at Belmullet Garda Station.
Protesters locked onto the concrete barrels had to be freed by Gardaí using specialist cutting equipment. The activists had held two separate ‘lock ons’ – once after 9pm and again at midnight.
Con Coughlan of the Rossport Solidarity Camp said the group was “really pleased” it was able to drag the issue into public light, despite the attempts of a “multi-million dollar company to move the machinery at night”.
“It was a successful day,” he said, adding that he was continuing to monitor the situation at the estuary. It is understood that one of the lorries in the Shell convoy had become stuck at Glenamoy after having difficulties manoeuvring around a corner.
The tunnel boring machine, which had travelled from Dublin, will be used to dig under Sruwaddacon Bay.
All images: Niall Carson/PA
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To Knock down a kid and keep going, Jesus wept
@Porter Mechanic: is there a spate of hit and runs lately? It sure feels like it
@Dermot Lane: There has been, you have to ask why they didn’t stop. No tax, no insurance, no license, drink driving – a combination of one or more?
Accidents happen but as soon as you drive off, you should get prison time.
@Dermot Lane: Differant generation , life means nothing anymore ,
@B9xiRspG: that’s a good point about the tax and insurance. I hadn’t thought of that. Some people probably can’t afford the insurance hikes and you can’t get tax without insurance. I wonder why we don’t switch to the new zealand model.
hope they catch the manky bstrd, .
That’s the second hit & run in Edgeworthstown in the last couple of months, not sure they caught the last perpetrator yet. Hopefuly this young lad will be okay.
have your say