12 arrested after Mayo locals clash with Shell workers

GARDAÍ arrested 12 protesters yesterday following clashes between Shell workers and locals on a Mayo beach.

The arrests of 11 men and one woman included that of Mayo local Willie Corduff, one of the five Rossport men who spent 94 days in jail in 2005 after protesting against Shell’s activities.

The arrests occurred as Shell contractors were carrying out works at Glengad. The area is where the controversial Corrib gas pipe-line is planned to come ashore.