The exploitation of Ireland’s natural resources has given rise to some of our livelier posts of the past year. 2012 may see an ‘anti-fracking’ campaign in Clare join the Shell to Sea campaign on the battlefield over the state’s efforts to exploit natural resources in the West of Ireland. ‘Fracking’ is shorthand for a process(…)
On June 29, 2005 Finnegan J. made an order committing the Rossport Five to prison for failure to comply with an injunction restraining them from interfering with preparatory work for the development of the Corrib Gas Field. They remained in prison for 94 days. In Shell E & P Ireland v. Others [2006] IEHC 108(…)
Give me your name and address and I’ll rape you. [All laugh] Unidentified Garda Sergeant We are still talking about what the Irish Times has dubbed the ‘garda rape comments controversy‘, first discussed on this blog by Vicky here. It might be useful, in examining this incident, to think about Judith Butler’s Excitable Speech, published(…)
It’s effectively gone viral on the internet that last Thursday, members of an Garda Síochána, while discussing the arrest of a protestor joked about getting immigration on her and raping her. It beggars belief. Excerpts from the transcript have been posted on the Irish Times and audio clips are available here. “Hold it, give me your name(…)
I’ve written previously about the Corrib Gas controversy (here, here and here) and more generally about policing in Ireland (here). To my mind, the two are inextricably linked. The actions of civil disobedients in North Mayo should not be judged one way or the other without consideration of the nature of their interactions with an Garda Síochána.(…)
I’ve blogged previously about the policing of the Shell to Sea Campaign but a number of developments of late are worth noting. Last week 9 activitists were in court on charges of public order but had the charges struck out as the court held that they had been unlawfully held for 27 hours in Garda(…)
