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September 2013

En Irlande, Rossport veut renvoyer Shell en mer

By: 
Nicolas Salvi - Politis.fr

Depuis 2005, les habitants de Rossport et des alentours, au Nord-Ouest de l’Irlande, se battent contre un projet de gazoduc mené par Shell.

Posted Date: 
30 September 2013

Two months for new oil, gas tax plan

By: 
Gordon Deegan - Irish Examiner

Consultants are to be given two months to determine if the State’s fiscal regime for oil and gas exploration is fit for purpose.

Posted Date: 
26 September 2013

Tenders sought for expert advice on oil and gas exploration tax terms

By: 
Dept of Energy Press Release

Government seeks to strike balance between attracting investment and maximising returns from natural resources to the State.

 

Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Pat Rabbitte T.D., today announced that his Department has sought tenders for the provision of expert advice on the “fitness-for-purpose” of the current oil and gas fiscal terms.

Posted Date: 
26 September 2013

Government to reassess oil and gas tax rates

By: 
Ed Carty - Irish Independent

Independent advisers are being sought by the Government to assess if the right tax is being charged for the oil and gas industry.

A review of controversial reliefs for exploration companies will be included in the audit along with the level of other special fiscal arrangements for big energy firms.

Pat Rabbitte, Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, said he wants experts to review if the current terms for exploration, development and production are fit for purpose.

Posted Date: 
26 September 2013

Belated Belmullet District Court Report Sept 11, 2013

By: 
Shelver - Indymedia

No cases heard - next Corrib cases on Oct 9th and Nov 13th - all support welcome.

Judge Gibbons presided over this months district court in Belmullet. The courtroom was packed with supporters of the 8 Corrib defendants, but none of their cases were heard on the day.

New court banner
New court banner

Posted Date: 
22 September 2013

Shell's Booze Brigade outside the Dáil

The scene at the Dail towards the end of the 'People's Assembly' as dozens of cops try to intimidate protesters

Also amazingly the banner was briefly shown on RTE News (2:13 of the news clip)
http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0918/474917-dail-politics/

Posted Date: 
20 September 2013

Police liquidity – Corrib

By: 
Micheál Ó Seighin - RoyalDutchShellPLC.com

I am glad to notice that Superintendent Murphy is in civilised touch with you. No doubt he will do a thorough investigation of the- booze- from-Shell- for-the-Gardai issues in spite of his representing the same county police as most of those specifically mentioned by OSSL as being in receipt of large deliveries of spirits courtesy of Shell. We are all of us aware of the difficult job he has to do: spirits are delivered to be consumed and there goes the evidence…

Comment supplied by Micheál ÓSeighin

Hi, John,

Posted Date: 
20 September 2013

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Posted Date: 
17 September 2013

John Donovan email to Supt Thomas Murphy: 17 Sept 2013

By: 
John Donovan - RoyalDutchShellPLC.com

It must be disconcerting that private communications in relation to your investigation of OSSL allegations are regularly published on my website, sometimes within minutes of being sent.

From: John Donovan <john@shellnews.net>
Subject: OSSL ALLEGATIONS
Date: 17 September 2013 09:40:44 GMT+01:00
To: Thomas Murphy <Thomas.G.Murphy@garda.ie>
Cc: M.Crothers@shell.com

Dear Supt Thomas Murphy

Posted Date: 
17 September 2013

Email sent to Garda Supt Thomas Murphy

By: 
John Donovan - RoyalDutchShellPLC.com

DESMOND KANE (RIGHT) EMAIL SENT TODAY 17 SEPT, TO SUPT THOMAS MURPHY, THE SENIOR GARDA OFFICER APPOINTED TO RE-INVESTIGATE OSSL ALLEGATIONS OF A SHELL GARDA ALCOHOL BRIBERY SCANDAL 

From: THE OSSL COMPANY <osslbangor@hotmail.com>
Subject: Tom ..what’s happening ? WHY WAS CROTHERS AT THESE MEETINGS?
Date: 17 September 2013 08:30:06 GMT+01:00
To: Thomas Murphy <Thomas.G.Murphy@garda.ie>, John Shell News <john@shellnews.net>

Tom,

Posted Date: 
17 September 2013