Rossport Five defiant as Shell halts work

THE Rossport Five said they were “more defiant than ever” last night after their campaign claimed a minor coup with a decision by Shell to suspend its pipeline work off the Mayo coast.

The five farmers, Willie Corduff, Philip and Vincent McGrath, Brendan Philbin and Micheál Ó Seighin, are now in Cloverhill Prison for over five weeks. Last night, they said they would remain in prison “until the bitter end” when their “homes are once again a safe place to live”.

Their opposition to the project centres on fears that the onshore section of the gas pipeline will run too closely to homes, posing health and safety risks.