Supreme Court rejects Shell pipeline challenge
The court yesterday ruled that four opponents of the project did not bring their challenge within prescribed time limits.
In 2005, Shell E and P Ireland Ltd brought injunction proceedings alleging interference by the a number of local residents including the four — Philip McGrath, James B Philbin, Willie Corduff and Bríd McGarry — with the construction of an on-shore gas pipeline to connect the sub-sea Corrib gas field wells to gas terminal near Rossport.
