Pipeline protesters vow to continue

ANTI-PIPELINE protesters in Mayo have vowed to continue with their campaign of opposition to Shell’s Corrib gas line development despite “extreme pressure from the state”.

On Thursday Shell to Sea campaigners Maura Harrington, 55, and Niall Harnett, 43, were sentenced to four and eight months in jail respectively at Bellmulet District Court.

Both protesters were convicted under Section 8 of the Public Order Act for “failing to comply with the directions of a garda” and sentenced to four months imprisonment.