Stop shelling out, give back natural resources

Shell to Sea campaigner Maura Harrington was arrested in Belmullet on Friday afternoon and jailed for 10 days in Mountjoy prison for the non-payment of a court fine of €300. 

It is thought that the jailing relates to a 2012 protest attempting to block construction of the disputed development. Ms Harrington has continuously opposed the Corrib gas project due to health and safety concerns, environmental damage and the giveaway of Ireland’s natural resources to private corporations.

The jailing comes on the same day as Vermillion Energy — who owns an 18.5% share in Corrib gas — released sales figures of $17 million (€15m) from Corrib for the first three months of 2016. At this rate the Corrib partners — Shell, Statoil and Vermillion — stand to make sales of $7.35bn (€6.44bn) over a 20-year field lifespan.