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March 2016

100 years on, the Irish lay to rest the ghosts of the Easter Rising

By: 
Ed Vulliamy - The Guardian

[Shell to Sea] Maura Harrington is quoted in the article as saying “people not having the same awareness of colonisation by the multinationals now as they had 100 years ago of colonisation by the British empire. Different imperium.

The 1916 uprising against British rule was a first step to independence, but the violence that followed led to its marginalisation – until now

Posted Date: 
30 March 2016

Statoil awarded six licensing options in Atlantic Margin

By: 
Sunday business Post

Largest ever number of applicants for offshore options

 

Posted Date: 
12 March 2016

2015 Atlantic Margin Oil and Gas Exploration Licensing Round Awards

By: 
Dept of Energy & Natural Resources

Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Mr. Joe McHugh, today announced the offer of fourteen new Licensing Options in the Irish offshore, following the conclusion of the first phase of awards in the 2015 Atlantic Margin Licensing Round.  This phase of awards focusses on an area in the southern Porcupine Basin, where a number of applications included commitments to acquire new seismic surveys later this year.  The form of concessions on offer for the Round is two year Licensing Options.
 

Posted Date: 
12 March 2016