PLANNING chiefs opened a public hearing into the controversial Corrib gas pipeline route as a prominent protestor was jailed for the second time in less than two months.

There is a strong Garda presence at the Shell site in Co Mayo this evening as hundreds of protestors from the Shell to Sea group plan to descend on the facility at Glengad beach.

Politicians from across the spectrum are criticising Garda behaviour during protests against the Corrib Gas Pipeline.

A study into the controversial Corrib gas pipeline has concluded that the structure will pose no safety threat as long as the pumping pressure is limited.

Campaigners battling to stop the Corrib gas pipeline in Mayo today claimed an independent review of the project had come up with a fairytale solution to real life problems.

AFTER languishing in jail for 94 days in defiance of the forces of the giant Shell oil company and the State, the Rossport Five will take heart from an independent report which appears to vindicate their stance.