By Shell to Sea
By Shell to Sea has called on Minister for Energy and Natural Resources Alex White to clarify what impact Corrib Gas partner Vermilion's Luxembourg tax avoidance deal—revealed in the Irish Times—will have on the revenue the exchequer thinks it will earn from the Corrib gas field.

On Tuesday Shell to Sea spokesperson Terence Conway was handed two 3-month prison sentences for protesting against Shell's Corrib Gas Project. Throughout the week local residents have been protesting on the roads while many of their supporters are up in court in Belmullet, which so far has resulted in fines totalling 5,825 euro.

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.