Shell protestors launch bid for freedom

Five men jailed for their opposition to a Shell gas pipeline in the West of Ireland are to appear in court today in an attempt to win their release.

Micheal O Seighin, Vincent McGrath, his brother Philip, Willie Corduff and Brendan Philbin are being held in Cloverhill prison for refusing to obey a High Court injunction taken out by Shell, preventing them from obstructing the construction of the pipeline through their land in Rossport, County Mayo.