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category mayo | rights, freedoms and repression | feature author Saturday November 11, 2006 01:23author by TJ - Shell to Sea Report this post to the editors

Now is the time of the droogs and their uber meister, McDowell !

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Friday, November 10th was the 11th anniversary of the state murder of Ken Saro Wiwa and 8 other Ogoni activists in Nigeria, at the behest of Shell. The day was chosen by the Shell to Sea campaign as a suitable day of action against Shell's unprecedented attempt to build a high-pressure pipeline across bog-land to a terminal that is sited in a completely unsuitable spot.

The protestors witnessed a quantam leap in Gardai violence against legitimate protest in Rossport. The gardai were caught on camera baton-charging the protestors and throwing one protestor over a fence into a deep ditch. Several injuries were reported and several people were hospitalised. One man was followed into a field by three gardai, pulled to the ground and savagely beaten in front of a dozen witnesses. The state and Shell have embarked on a course of thuggery and intimidation and are clearly set on smashing the protests.

More: More reports from Bellinaboy | Indymedia's coverage of Shell To Sea Campaign | One arrested at solidarity protest in Newcastle | Rossport 5 High Court Case Re-opens | Latest (Excellent) Report from Shell to Sea

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What does it matter if some of the Gardai there were sweet, one of them venturing in a push and counter push heave situation : "international rules are tougher" the day was a baton fest of bastard, Gardai self-evidently enjoying their work.

Two of our group from Galway were gratuitously batoned above the knees, they at least were forensic and accurate in their blows, but the anger , the anger of the day, the feeling of being violated, the spontaneous roars of anger and cries of contempt for MCDowell when we heard this fuck was blaming the "violence" on Sinn Fein when, let it be said, they were practically absent from Bellanaboy this morning.

Maura Harringtons car after the attentions of the Gardai's batons
Maura Harringtons car after the attentions of the Gardai's batons

Before the attack !
Before the attack !

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The spirit of the day

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 #   Title   Author   Date 
 1   Both Dempsey and Mc Dowell are culpable in this     a Constituent    Fri Nov 10, 2006 19:04 
 2   Five ...     TJ    Fri Nov 10, 2006 19:05 
 3   Fi ..     TJ    Fri Nov 10, 2006 19:13 
 4   Last ...     TJ    Fri Nov 10, 2006 19:34 
 5   time a for a nationwide strike on this issue     Barry    Fri Nov 10, 2006 19:36 
 6   Today's baton charge     student    Fri Nov 10, 2006 19:41 
 7   Uniformed Thugs !     Paddy    Fri Nov 10, 2006 19:49 
 8   Response to student     Ciaron    Fri Nov 10, 2006 20:09 
 9   Short audio reports from solidarity campaigners     NewsGirl    Fri Nov 10, 2006 20:09 
 10   Shocking stuff.     iosaf    Fri Nov 10, 2006 20:18 
 11   retaliation     Barry    Fri Nov 10, 2006 20:19 
 12   Provocation.     dogs of war.    Fri Nov 10, 2006 20:35 
 13   out of order     naturalista    Fri Nov 10, 2006 20:51 
 14   I fail to see the logic     Barry    Fri Nov 10, 2006 21:00 
 15   what the hell??     boo    Fri Nov 10, 2006 21:00 
 16   state theft first, then police state thuggery!     david grey    Fri Nov 10, 2006 21:07 
 17   Newcastle Shell protest earlier today     AGAB    Fri Nov 10, 2006 21:17 
 18   shell will go much further     Barry    Fri Nov 10, 2006 21:28 
 19   IRA in - shell out?     Padraig O Braonain    Fri Nov 10, 2006 21:30 
 20   Honest Gardai - stay away     Padraig O Braonain    Fri Nov 10, 2006 22:41 
 21   REVERSE the Headache     Mick Stewart    Fri Nov 10, 2006 22:48 
 22   Fly Shell - fly empty.     Padraig O Braonain    Fri Nov 10, 2006 22:59 
 23   Dempsey told of alleged Winer and Diner     Éamonn Ó Flannagáin    Fri Nov 10, 2006 23:07 
 24   Bruncefield disaster     Law tutor    Fri Nov 10, 2006 23:10 
 25   response to ciaron     student    Fri Nov 10, 2006 23:13 
 26   Time to give the UN a spin ?     Barry    Fri Nov 10, 2006 23:17 
 27   The guy in the photo     Joe    Fri Nov 10, 2006 23:25 
 28   Law and Order     Katy Daly    Fri Nov 10, 2006 23:26 
 29   oh and student     matt    Fri Nov 10, 2006 23:36 
 30   criminal activities of the state     Barry    Fri Nov 10, 2006 23:53 
 31   Progress for Who?     Kato    Sat Nov 11, 2006 00:00 
 32   To Shell Via E-mail & Fax     Padraig O Braonain    Sat Nov 11, 2006 00:12 
 33   up mayo     on the one road    Sat Nov 11, 2006 01:12 
 34   National protest     ByrneBaby    Sat Nov 11, 2006 01:17 
 35   Non Standard Issue Baton     guydebordisdead    Sat Nov 11, 2006 01:24 
 36   Telescopic Baton     guydebordisdead    Sat Nov 11, 2006 01:32 
 37   Bad poesy : Lest we forget the Ogoni 9     Witness    Sat Nov 11, 2006 03:00 
 38   Telescopic Batons.... Revealed     johnny Jump Up    Sat Nov 11, 2006 03:19 
 39   to matt     student    Sat Nov 11, 2006 03:52 
 40   Unprofessional?     Johnny Jump Up    Sat Nov 11, 2006 10:13 
 41   The folks at home aren't stupid     Isaac    Sat Nov 11, 2006 10:47 
 42   Jumped Up Crap     Adam's Rib    Sat Nov 11, 2006 10:51 
 43   Response to Johnny Bend Over     Statin the Obvious    Sat Nov 11, 2006 11:36 
 44   BTW: what's a "troll"? I'm just a civilian. I'm not a Garda, if that's what you think!     Johnny Jump Up    Sat Nov 11, 2006 11:45 
 45   Let the trolls troll     Seamuseen    Sat Nov 11, 2006 12:01 
 46   picture it     sane    Sat Nov 11, 2006 12:08 
 47   Go away cop     Johnny Stand Up    Sat Nov 11, 2006 12:11 
 48   Origins of the protest....     mad mike    Sat Nov 11, 2006 12:12 
 49   General point     Joe    Sat Nov 11, 2006 12:18 
 50   re: Mike     Joe    Sat Nov 11, 2006 12:25 
 51   Today     ('',)    Sat Nov 11, 2006 12:30 
 52   Not a garda, I'll say again.     Johnny Jump Up    Sat Nov 11, 2006 12:47 
 53   Now Im Awake     Hilary    Sat Nov 11, 2006 12:56 
 54   Plenty of pics, esp in Daily Mail? Now you should be worried!     Johnny Jump Up    Sat Nov 11, 2006 12:57 
 55   One thing for johnny     Joe    Sat Nov 11, 2006 13:06 
 56   To Joe (WSM)     Rose of Tralee    Sat Nov 11, 2006 13:10 
 57   Shell comes to a standstill     Padraig O Braonain    Sat Nov 11, 2006 13:48 
 58   Mob?     Hilary    Sat Nov 11, 2006 14:18 
 59   more determined     gníomhaí    Sat Nov 11, 2006 14:38 
 60   baton down the hatches!     sanity    Sat Nov 11, 2006 14:40 
 61   Hilary, you think I'm pro-Shell, not at all.     Johnny Jump Up    Sat Nov 11, 2006 14:52 
 62   Policing NVCD in a Liberal Democracy     Ciaron    Sat Nov 11, 2006 14:54 
 63   in-Sanity, an act of aggression?     Johnny Jump Up    Sat Nov 11, 2006 15:06 
 64   A few things     Hilary    Sat Nov 11, 2006 15:08 
 65   direct action     Pól Mac    Sat Nov 11, 2006 15:15 
 66   Ciaron, would Gandhi have tried to knock down the British Army with cars?     Johnny Jump Up    Sat Nov 11, 2006 15:32 
 67   Scabs??     Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink    Sat Nov 11, 2006 16:52 
 68   Thugs and Criminals????     Gangster    Sat Nov 11, 2006 17:23 
 69   Response     Ciaron    Sat Nov 11, 2006 17:34 
 70   Snaps from Lennons Quarry     Brian    Sat Nov 11, 2006 17:50 
 71   do we want a brutal police force?     sanity    Sat Nov 11, 2006 17:56 
 72   Well we can always do this later     Arachne    Sat Nov 11, 2006 18:35 
 73   dear ciaron     sanity    Sat Nov 11, 2006 18:39 
 74   Delusions, not sanity I'm afraid     Aladdin Sane    Sat Nov 11, 2006 19:39 
 75   Gardia were justified     Spud    Sat Nov 11, 2006 20:13 
 76   mc dowell has his hand up enda's rear     nude bosco    Sat Nov 11, 2006 20:44 
 77   uh oh - McDowell was right     Barry    Sat Nov 11, 2006 22:51 
 78   Paddy Ruddy from where?     ?    Sat Nov 11, 2006 23:01 
 79   Mayo     Barry    Sat Nov 11, 2006 23:04 
 80   Shell are being abetted by the state police     dissenter    Sat Nov 11, 2006 23:06 
 81   Barry     ?    Sat Nov 11, 2006 23:24 
 82   dissenter, The proof of the pudding is in the eating     Jet Tec    Sat Nov 11, 2006 23:32 
 83   Some more information     Jet Tec    Sat Nov 11, 2006 23:47 
 84   Nigerian immigration to Ireland is a painful problem     PaddyK    Sat Nov 11, 2006 23:49 
 85   Re: Paddy     .    Sun Nov 12, 2006 00:25 
 86   Poodling-up to Shell whilst unleashing its Rottweilers on protesters     TJ    Sun Nov 12, 2006 00:44 
 87   delusion     dissenter    Sun Nov 12, 2006 01:57 
 88   stop buying shell products     Sighle    Sun Nov 12, 2006 01:58 
 89   cranky people in rossport     paddy ly back    Sun Nov 12, 2006 10:58 
 90   Criminality in Irish Goverment     Padraig O Braonain    Sun Nov 12, 2006 13:02 
 91   More yawnsome blather     Bored    Sun Nov 12, 2006 14:42 
 92   dissenter     matt    Sun Nov 12, 2006 16:12 
 93   Rossport     Ciarán    Sun Nov 12, 2006 16:17 
 94   hysteria     sane    Sun Nov 12, 2006 16:40 
 95   Blood?     John    Sun Nov 12, 2006 17:44 
 96   Ah now son enough of that     John's mother    Sun Nov 12, 2006 17:50 
 97   Comments.     John    Sun Nov 12, 2006 18:09 
 98   Reply to Hysteria posted by sane     Padraig O Braonain    Sun Nov 12, 2006 18:54 
 99   By The Blood of Heinz.     PaddyK    Sun Nov 12, 2006 18:56 
 100   SGT.     Member of the Force    Sun Nov 12, 2006 19:45 
 101   Blatant Contradiction     corkie    Sun Nov 12, 2006 19:47 
 102   re: John     Joe    Sun Nov 12, 2006 19:47 
 103   WHY     Concerned Citzen    Sun Nov 12, 2006 19:49 
 104   Some questions about Bellanaboy     Fiona    Sun Nov 12, 2006 19:54 
 105   Nazis     Joe    Sun Nov 12, 2006 19:54 
 106   Mr Reynolds     Hakluyt & Co Ltd    Sun Nov 12, 2006 20:03 
 107   An observation     Concerned Citzens    Sun Nov 12, 2006 20:31 
 108   Worried that focus is shifting...     Concerned supporter    Sun Nov 12, 2006 20:38 
 109   Clarification rather than lip-service.     Seán Ryan    Sun Nov 12, 2006 20:49 
 110   Reply to Concerned Citizen     Ciaron    Sun Nov 12, 2006 20:51 
 111   Intelligent debate Not!!     Concerned Citzen    Sun Nov 12, 2006 20:53 
 112   so many poeple so many posts... how many of you were there     maire    Sun Nov 12, 2006 21:12 
 113   watching Closely     supporter    Sun Nov 12, 2006 21:28 
 114   Support An Garda Síochána     Padraig O Braonain    Sun Nov 12, 2006 21:32 
 115   How's this for reasoned arguments?     Bemused citizen    Sun Nov 12, 2006 21:39 
 116   Howya     Concerned Citzen    Sun Nov 12, 2006 21:44 
 117   re: Concerned Citzen     Joe    Sun Nov 12, 2006 22:04 
 118   Bloddy face     james (workers solidarity movement pers cap)    Sun Nov 12, 2006 22:36 
 119   Reasoned arguemnt     Concerned Citzen    Sun Nov 12, 2006 22:37 
 120   Injuries you sustained     daithai angearr    Mon Nov 13, 2006 00:11 
 121   Reply to Paddy Ly Back     Wednesday    Mon Nov 13, 2006 00:21 
 122   Victory will be yours!     tipobarra    Mon Nov 13, 2006 03:41 
 123   "Passing it on"     Seamuseen    Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:00 
 124   bad seed     rosa lux    Mon Nov 13, 2006 11:08 
 125   You're being too nice Rosa     Karl Liebnecht    Mon Nov 13, 2006 11:45 
 126   Interesting link     W. Finnerty.    Mon Nov 13, 2006 13:17 
 127   Bildeburg?     David Icke    Mon Nov 13, 2006 13:27 
 128   Solidarity     Emma    Mon Nov 13, 2006 17:06 
 129   Concise and on Topic     Paddy    Mon Nov 13, 2006 21:18 
 130   getting back to the point     polite dissenter    Mon Nov 13, 2006 23:46 
 131   excessive force     Paddy    Tue Nov 14, 2006 00:59 
 132   Passive Resistance     bejaysus    Tue Nov 14, 2006 11:48 
 133   Passive resistance     cool j    Tue Nov 14, 2006 14:19 
 134   Whos kidding who ?     Mc Call    Tue Nov 14, 2006 14:37 
 135   Passive Resistance     bejaysus    Tue Nov 14, 2006 14:48 
 136   Were you there???     cool j    Tue Nov 14, 2006 14:50 
 137   car not moving mystery     anthony blair    Tue Nov 14, 2006 15:36 
 138   Please substantiate or else cease posting.     R. Isible    Tue Nov 14, 2006 16:36 
 139   Good Indymedia report by Annie Winters     R. Isible    Tue Nov 14, 2006 16:50 
 140   smashing windows in womans car     Batons    Tue Nov 14, 2006 19:15 
 141   Get those Nurses off the Streets     The Law Is The Law    Tue Nov 14, 2006 19:22 
 142   Unconvinced     Joe    Tue Nov 14, 2006 19:25 
 143   Ah G'wan!     R. Isible    Tue Nov 14, 2006 19:38 
 144   m harrington     batons    Tue Nov 14, 2006 19:55 
 145   Hopping from one lie to another     R. Isible    Tue Nov 14, 2006 20:04 
 146   why not use the long arm of the law     back to sanity    Wed Nov 15, 2006 11:22 
 147   re : Above     J    Wed Nov 15, 2006 14:25 
 148   FYI     letter    Wed Nov 15, 2006 14:29 
 149   blocking people     superintendent    Wed Nov 15, 2006 18:06 
 150   What Event???     Catherine Parsons    Wed Nov 15, 2006 19:02 
 151   thanks superintendent     back to sanity    Wed Nov 15, 2006 19:58 
 152   incest     sceptic    Wed Nov 15, 2006 20:16 
 153   on dempseys riot in Irish times     a new supporter    Thu Nov 16, 2006 12:00 
 154   ..     Jane    Thu Nov 16, 2006 12:16 
 155   Hello Garda     Copwatch    Thu Nov 16, 2006 14:02 
 156   Conduct unacceptable     Justin Morahan    Thu Nov 16, 2006 15:00 
 157   look left look right look left again     car jacker    Thu Nov 16, 2006 15:07 
 158   Maura Harrington reply to car jacker pseudonym     Maura Harrington    Thu Nov 16, 2006 15:27 
 159   Lockout 1913?     Allyates    Thu Nov 16, 2006 15:36 
 160   To Superintendent     Seán Ryan    Thu Nov 16, 2006 15:58 
 161   video     i saw it    Thu Nov 16, 2006 17:59 
 162   Video     Jerry Cornelius    Thu Nov 16, 2006 18:06 
 163   bellanaboy     kilcommon resident    Thu Nov 16, 2006 23:01 
 164   Take the higher road!     Rory    Wed Nov 29, 2006 12:39 
 165   Boring nonsense for the nth time     Roadie    Wed Nov 29, 2006 18:16 
 166   necessary means     penguin    Wed Nov 29, 2006 19:24 
 167   I was walking away     throwned down a 15 ft drain    Wed Feb 21, 2007 14:15 
 168   Commiserations and keep every thing on record.     David Kiely    Wed Feb 21, 2007 20:17 
 169   id like to add that i have the footage of the ladys car being attacked and will be showing shortly     roisin    Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:31 
 170   Hi Roisin,     Man thrown down the DRAIN    Wed Mar 26, 2008 20:22 


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