Rossport Five back in jail over objections

THE crisis surrounding activity by Shell in north Mayo deepened yesterday when five men were returned to prison over their continued objections to the work.

The five, known as the Rossport Five, have now been in prison for 27 days. A full hearing of the action between the company and the protestors is scheduled for October.

Yesterday, the President of the High Court, Mr Justice Joseph Finnegan, said that if the men wanted to make any application in respect of which he had a discretion, they would do so when they purged their contempt.