Rossport Five deny claims of split in group

A spokesman for the Rossport Five is denying there is any split in the group.

Reports today suggest the five men jailed over their protest against Shell's proposed gas pipeline in Mayo, has lost one of their members.

They claim that Brendan Philbin is pursuing his case against Shell separately from the others.

But a spokesman for the group, Dr Mark O'Garavan, said today that the reports were exaggerated, and the group is functioning as usual.