Gardaí break up blockade at Corrib gas terminal site

Gardaí in north Co Mayo have moved to break up the blockade mounted by local residents at the entrance to the Corrib gas terminal site in Bellanaboy.

The protestors have been blocking the site around the clock ever since Shell tried to resume construction work at the terminal last week.

However, they say hundreds of gardaí moved in this morning and carried them away from their positions.

Spokesperson Maura Harrington has accused the authorities of doing Shell's dirty work by clearing a path for construction workers to return to the site.