It’s time the politicians reflected the opposition to ‘thoroughly discredited’ gas project

THE recent announcement by An Bord Pleanála of the dangers of the proposed Corrib gas pipeline has drawn attention to very serious issues, and not before time.

Thirteen years after the Corrib discovery was announced, the development of that one-time national resource is as far away as ever and the fault lies squarely with Shell, Statoil and their silent and not-so-silent partners.

How much longer is this thoroughly discredited project going to be propped up by oil money, hollow press announcements, hired heavies, freak-show media reports, bonus-seeking gardaí and a government that has continually failed its people.