Rossport Five released from prison

Five men jailed for the last 94 days in their battle to stop energy giant Shell building a gas pipeline walked free from court today.

Rossport Five released from prison
Fri, 30 Sep, 2005 - 16:37

Five men jailed for the last 94 days in their battle to stop energy giant Shell building a gas pipeline walked free from court today.

The men from County Mayo in the west of Ireland were locked up after they refused to guarantee that they would not interfere with construction work on the controversial project.

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