 In 2005 the state gave Shell permission to build the gas pipeline
through a community in Rossport, Co. Mayo.
 “From the perspective of government policy which seeks to foster
regional development, this is the wrong site, from a strategic planning
perspective; this is the wrong site; from the perspective of minimizing
environmental impact, this is the wrong site; and from the perspective
of sustainable development, this is the wrong site.”
Connolly Youth Movement
For People’s Control of Resources
– Mr. Kevin Moore, Bord Plaenaela Senior Planning Advisor
 The state has used its police force with ruthless efficiency to
break up peaceful protests in Rossport.
 The pressure inside the Corrib pipeline will be up to four times
greater than any of the biggest Bord Gáis pipelines. In Kinsale
the gas is refined at sea and piped ashore because it is
considered dangerous to do otherwise.
 The pipeline will be going through land with a history of
landslides.
 "I don't think any company, even Shell, will introduce expensive safety
measures unless they have to"
– Christy Loftus Shell's Communications Officer in Mayo
 The state will receive no shares or royalties from the gas.
The Connolly Youth Movement supports the public ownership of land and
resources by working people for working people. Never in Irish history have
the working class had control over their resources in a way that would
benefit them first and foremost. The CYM will continue to organise,
educate and agitate for the liberation of the working class and for the
development of socialism in Ireland. Stand and be counted against injustice.
Connolly Youth Movement
www.cym.ie
In June 2005, the Rossport 5 were jailed for their opposition to the
construction of the Corrib gas pipeline through their land. Due to the
enormous public pressure put on the government by the supporters of
the five imprisoned men, they were released 4 months later. After this,
a national campaign emerged to continue their opposition to the
pipeline, this struggle continues today. The CYM opposes the sale of
Irish resources the foreign corporations undermining the health and
safety of the Rossport community. The deal done with Shell dates
back to 1987 when Minister Ray Burke, later convicted of corruption,
abandoned the policy of 50% public ownership of any newly
discovered gas or oil. This act means that Irish people will see nothing
of the millions that Shell make out of the Corrib gas field.