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August 2014

Sligo handled Shell well.....up to a point

By: 
Eugene McGloin - SligoToday

A FUNNY poem has relevance to the debate about the Shell donation -- that was -- for the Sligo Fleadh.

Like a troubadour himself of Fleadhanna, Pat Ingoldsby recited and sold his poems in the streets of our capital city.

Some were heartbreaking, too much so to even think about here, private paeans to the poet's private pains.

But one of his funny poems asks a pertinent question: The first guy that ever discovered how to milk a cow....what had he first set out to do?

Posted Date: 
22 August 2014

Update on OSSL Corruption Allegations Against Shell

By: 
John Donovan - RoyalDutchShellPLC.com

A contributor to the Shell Blog has requested an update on the long running OSSL saga. OSSL is the former “Mr Fixit” company working for Shell in Ireland that blew the whistle on alleged corruption surrounding the controversial Corrib Gas Project.

There have been two internal investigations by Royal Dutch Shell and three by the Irish police authorities. All reached the conclusion that there is no evidence to support the OSSL allegations.

In fact, there is evidence but for obvious reasons, neither the police nor Shell want to reveal the truth.

Posted Date: 
22 August 2014

The ethical minefield of arts sponsorship

By: 
Una Mullally - Irish Times

The fuss over Fleadh Cheoil’s clumsy association with Shell highlights how tricky it can be to find ‘a good fit’ in difficult times

 

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20 August 2014

White told promotion of oil and gas exploration ‘a priority’

By: 
Steven Carroll - Irish Times

Rise in number of authorised explorations to lead to increased drilling levels over next two to five years

The promotion of oil and gas exploration and the development of a regulatory framework for such activity have been identified as priorities for new Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Alex White.

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17 August 2014

Shell disappointed as Fleadh sponsorship returned

By: 
Anton McNulty - Mayo News

SHELL E&P Ireland (SEPIL) have expressed their disappointment by Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann’s decision to return sponsorship for this week’s Fleadh after musicians threatened to pull out of the annual event.
The annual Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann which takes place in Sligo, was officially opened on Sunday by President Michael D Higgins amid controversy last week over sponsorship by Shell for the event.

Posted Date: 
14 August 2014

Royal Dutch Shell receives a frosty reception

By: 
Harriet Dennys - The Telegraph

First the Antarctic, now Ireland. The list of countries where Royal Dutch Shell receives a frosty reception continues to lengthen.

The energy major has been told that its sponsorship money for the Emerald Isle’s biggest folk festival, the Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann in Sligo, is no longer acceptable, after eco-campaigners kicked up a storm.

Posted Date: 
14 August 2014

Why did Fleadh need Shell’s money in the first place?

By: 
Vincent Woods - Irish Times

Opinion: Shell row could spare us prospect of a ‘fracking Fleadh’ down the line

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11 August 2014

Music fills Sligo’s streets for Fleadh Cheoil

By: 
Marese Mcdonagh - Irish Times

Some 10,000 competitors to attend the week-long event

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11 August 2014

Shell’s unwelcome sponsorship of the arts

By: 
John Donovan - RoyalDutchShellPLC.com

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11 August 2014

Fleadh bows to pressure and gives money back to Shell

By: 
Brian McDonald - Irish Times

Decision to accept sponsorship funding was strongly criticised by Mayo campaign group

File image of the Fleadh Cheoil taking place in Enniscorthy, Co Wexford. Photograph: Matt Kavanagh/The Irish Times

The organisers of Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann have bowed to pressure and rejected sponsorship of the annual traditional music festival by oil giant, Shell.

The Standing Committee of Fleadh 2014 which takes place in Sligo throughout next week took the decision at a meeting today.

The committee had come under severe pressure after the Shell to Sea group strongly criticised the decision to accept sponsorship from Shell in light of the controversy surrounding its development of the Corrib Gas field off the neighbouring north Mayo coast.

Shell to Sea, which has actively opposed the massive gas terminal and pipeline project in Bellanaboy, accused Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann of prostituting itself and reneging on its ideal of promoting peace.

The group also claimed that Comhaltas had put President Higgins in the “awkward position” of formally opening an event sponsored by Shell. The President spoke out on a number of occasions before his election on the impact of the Shell development on the lives of local people.

Posted Date: 
6 August 2014