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Shell to Sea campaigner jailed for 3 months.

category mayo | miscellaneous | news report author Thursday February 14, 2013 19:27author by shell2seaauthor email rossportsolidaritycamp at gmail dot comauthor phone 0851141170

Ms Ní Ghraidm pleaded guilty to a Section 8 and 9 charge and refused to do community service as she felt her protest was a service to a community under siege from Shell. The Judge then sentenced Ms Ní Ghraidm to 3 months in jail.
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Izzy has been a strong supporter of Shell to Sea for years and her commitment to the cause is much appreciated by us here in Mayo.
She has courageously stood up for our struggle to protect our community and is passionate in her fight to reclaim Irish natural resources.

Speaking from the Court, Shell to Sea spokesperson Terence Conway stated "Yesterday in Belmullet District court, we saw a committed environmental campaigner being jailed for a minor public order incident. On the other hand a Shell security guard who was caught dealing drugs is allowed to walk free. Ms Ní Ghraidm has taken a brave stand to support this community's struggle against a greedy multinational that will do whatever it is allowed to by the subservient State institutions".

Mr Conway continued "What we're experiencing is the selective application of the law. Yesterday Providence Resources dropped their Dublin Bay oil drilling licence because the State has not got it's required EU environmental laws in place. The same EU environmental laws apply to Corrib but are being ignored."

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author by shell to seapublication date Thu Feb 14, 2013 19:29author address author phone

Izzy Ní Ghraidm,
Prisoner number 84485
Dochas Centre
Mountjoy Prison
North Circular Road
Dublin 7

author by Bobbypublication date Fri Feb 15, 2013 11:28author address author phone

I felt sick reading this. I will write a letter of support today. The corrupt billionaire Quinn family got the same sentence, for series crimes, and they spent every second in the training centre.

author by Shell to Sea supporterpublication date Fri Feb 15, 2013 17:57author address author phone

Link to event here - http://www.indymedia.ie/article/103292


http://www.indymedia.ie/article/103290

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