An Bord Pleanála says Corrib pipeline poses unacceptable risk

[MacO'velli]

The comparison of Corrib to Dalkey is moot really, because I doubt any processing would be done in Dalkey.
Just because Its called the Dalkey Island prospect is a little misleading, as the drilling could be
done in a number of different locations in the kish basin, some of which would be nearer to Howth head or Bray than Dalkey.

The naming of Oil prospects in general, can be misleading, the Corrib field is very far away from either the river or the lake, and Spanish point is off the coast of Kerry really.

Even so, Oil is easy to transport and if it was to be refined in Ireland, then it would make more sense to locate the refinery in Dublin port, handling and harbouring facilities would be easier to acces or develop.

However, the numbers don't seem to stack for this to warrant building a refinery, as the recoverable would probably only hit 200 mmboe (20%), and as Oil is easy to transport, an FPSO at the well head would make more sense, especially as this is shallow water and not as dangerous as the north Atlantic.
It is more likely this would be tankered to, and refined in Britain, probably in Milford haven or stanlow.
Milford Haven has a capacity of 120,000 boepd, and stanlow 270,000 boepd, the production from Dalkey Island would average 26,000 boepd, so wouldnt warrant its own refinery
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This map has an outline of the kish licence:
http://www.dcenr.gov.ie/NR/rdonlyres...ap_Dec2009.pdf

[James Healy]

The entire country was behind the protestors in 2005. Do you recall the Late Late appearance of the wives of the Rossport 5? While others have sold out/ changed their minds we at least have consistency from the WP. If Laffey visited the homes of locals it shows he may just know what he's talking about, unlike many reporters who are content to print their information based on garda reports.
If the WP is losing sales then it is joined by almost every national and regional newspaper in the world today, as the internet rules.
If Laffey is a FF supporter it just adds conviction to his disgust at what is happening in Rossport

Mayo News and Connaught Telegraph are thriving.

[charley]

question . has there been any attempt to enforce compulsory purchase orders on the lands surounding the rossport site?

[Malbekh]

I have to disagree, as long as FF is in charge. A few faces may have changed but the party ethos remains the same.

Rossport was just another stage in a sequence of stroke politics that has bankrupted the country. If Corrib had been managed in the national interest, with respect for the Irish people, we would today be burning the gas and earning a respectable return to fund our schools, roads and hospitals.

Instead we witnessed the institutions of the State being corrupted, usurped and abused in the interests of a corporation that stands accused of murders and environmental vandalism. And it has fallen to a handful of brave souls to oppose this huge injustice, for which they are paying dearly with their health, wealth and freedom.

I can understand your sentiment, but in fairness, there's a difference between ministers who are prepared (and sometimes cajoled) by their senior civil servants into the making and implementation of policies and those like Fahey, who just ignored them. You'd have to have gone well out of your way to force Bertie to demote you.

[Half Nelson]

Mayo News and Connaught Telegraph are thriving.

Rubbish! (and you know it).
The audited figures for both papers were not published in 2009, indicating that all is not well. Regional newspapers sales have nosedived because of the internet and the rise of free advertiser papers.

[wombat]

There's no chance of anything similar happening in Dalkey as Frank Fahey is no longer the relevant minster in charge of the Marine and Natural Resources.

The Dalkey story was brought to you by the Indo - enough said

[Tomas Mor]

I heard that a few intimidating S2S supporters went around to the bhouses "asking" to sign. Now it wopuld be a brave person who would refuse. I'd say a lot of copy and paste went on. How original were those "letters" delivered to Shell Ofices.

[Scribbler]

I heard that a few intimidating S2S supporters went around to the bhouses "asking" to sign. Now it wopuld be a brave person who would refuse. I'd say a lot of copy and paste went on. How original were those "letters" delivered to Shell Ofices.

[Ecoguy]

I heard that a few intimidating S2S supporters went around to the bhouses "asking" to sign. Now it wopuld be a brave person who would refuse. I'd say a lot of copy and paste went on. How original were those "letters" delivered to Shell Ofices.

Your a great man for the pro-Shell yarns - I'm sure if anyone felt that intimidated on their doorstep, Shells cops would be round right away to put the world to right, as they have been doing in Rossport for the last 10 years

[vladimir]

I think he is laughing at Lorna Siggins's articles in the Irish Times, which look like they have been copied directly from Indymedia. I'd give more credence to the " pro Shell yearns".