There is something grossly inconsistent in this week's published inquiry report into the rape comments made by Garda in Mayo following the arrest of two women at a Shell To Sea protest on 31 March 2011. Although the report, produced by the Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission, refers to the comments as 'alleged', paragraph number 3 states: Whilst the audio on the recording is of poor quality during some sections of this conversation, an approximate transcript of the conversation has been prepared and supports these allegations.

In a Departmental letter issued on 25 Feb 2011, as Minister for DCENR Pat Carey was losing his seat during the polling in the General election; it was indicated that the Minister was granting consent to the new Section 40 and Plan of Development consents applied for by Shell E & P Ireland limited for the Corrib Pipeline development.

Charles Stanley-Smith Chair of An Taisce, the National Trust for Ireland asys he is deeply critical of calls by the ESRI's John FitzGerald for Corrib gas to come on-stream in order to address energy security for Ireland. He indicated that the ESRI's John FitzGerald acknowledged lack of familiarity with the Corrib gas controversy (as stated on an interview this morning on RTE radio's Morning Ireland) was evidenced in the naivety of his 'research' paper's proposition that Corrib gas would contribute to Ireland's energy security. The ESRI paper propounds that price rises abroad were the most probable supply issue and Corrib gas would supposedly enable Ireland hedge against this!

éirígí chairperson Brian Leeson has slammed yesterday's decision by outgoing Minister for Natural Resources Conor Lenihan, to award onshore petroleum licences for the massive resource rich areas of Lough Allen Basin and Clare Basin. The Lough Allen Basin straddles several counties in the north west: Mayo; Donegal; Cavan; Monaghan; Sligo; Roscommon and Leitrim, while the Clare Basin straddles four counties in the south west: Clare; Limerick; Cork and Kerry.