On 12 August, environmental protesters stopped the giant oil company Shell from drilling a borehole in the sea near Rosslare in south-east Ireland. A bagpiper and drummer led local people and Shell to Sea campers in a low-tide march to one of the drilling rigs where they danced around the drill casing, then huddled round in a group hug, effectively shutting down the drill until late in the afternoon when security guards forcibly removed the remaining huggers.
Meanwhile Shell to Sea campaigner Neil Harnett has been released after serving 118 days for putting his hand on a Garda who was dragging a protester caught up in fencing.
See www.shelltosea.com
Topics: Climate change & climate action