PDs back developing the Corrib gas field

THE controversial Corrib gas field off Co Mayo must be developed to supply Ireland’s future energy needs, the Progressive Democrats said yesterday.

PDs back developing the Corrib gas field

A Government-appointed mediator is attempting to resolve a long-running dispute, which saw five local men serve more than three months in prison last year for breaching a High Court order halting a blockade of the construction of an inshore pipeline by Shell.

But the PDs yesterday urged the rapid development of the gas field as a key priority in its Power The Future discussion document on Irish energy.

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