Fears rise over next phase for Corrib pipeline

Shell has told locals living close to the site of the planned onshore pipeline that work on the next phase of the project will begin in the coming weeks.

In a letter sent to households in the Glengad area of Pullathomas, Co Mayo, the company said it planned to construct a works compound in the area that would be similar in size to one previously located there in the summer of 2009.

The previous compound had sparked protests but it is understood the company is hopeful that the latest phase of the controversial Corrib gas pipeline project will not result in similar scenes.