Quote Originally Posted by Mellows

Maybe this item of news from the London Stock Exchange offers some insight:

The Board of Providence Resources P.l.c., the oil and gas exploration and production company, is pleased to announce that Tony O'Reilly Jnr has been appointed Chief Executive with effect from September 1st......Tony has over 15 years experience in the oil and gas sector through ARCON as an executive and as a non-executive director of Providence and we are very pleased that he is to manage and develop the business at this important stage in the company's history.


It is disgusting that "Sir" Anthony O'Reilly has so much power to set the political agenda, to distort the news, to misinform the people of this country.....all while remaining a tax exile himself and making no personal contribution to the state!!!

is there any truth in this, sounds well dodgy. could a netrality tag be placed on independent newspapers on this issue, there seems to be a conflict of interest here. if a picket could be held outside there office by the shell to sea people or there speakers bring it up in interviews or speaches for duration of the campaign, if it's true they sholdn't be alloud to put themselves of as impartial on this issue.