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Massive Security presence at proposed Shell compound in Co.Mayo

Rossport Solidarity Camp | 11.03.2011 11:19 | Rossport Solidarity | Energy Crisis | History | Ocean Defence | World

6 members of the Rossport Solidarity Camp attempted to stop Shell work on the proposed site for the Glengad compound today.

Massive increase in security presence to protect a strimmer
Massive increase in security presence to protect a strimmer

Protester held to ground and sat on by IRMS security
Protester held to ground and sat on by IRMS security

IRMS Security Guard Edward Tobin
IRMS Security Guard Edward Tobin

Edward Tobin ID
Edward Tobin ID


Shell workers were trimming grass in preparation for building work. Despite there only being 3 workers, Shell deemed it necessary to get 20 IRMS security to guard the land. The protesters attempted to get into the field but were assaulted by IRMS security. Protesters were pushed to the floor and threatened with further violence. One person had a member of IRMS security sit on his back whilst been assaulted and held to the ground. At one point a member of the IRMS named Edward Tobin said to one of the protesters “You should be careful, there are no cameras around and i would love to break your nose.”
Since becoming an IRMS supervisor, he's started to use threatening comments quite a bit. His photo and ID are below.

Also at another stage one of the IRMS supervisors also had said to an new recruit who at the time was sitting on a protester "No don't sit on his back, just hold him on the ground"

The increased presence of the IRMS indicates that the preparatory work that Shell are carrying out is vital to the project.

In order to continue disrupting this work we need more people to come up to the camp. Shell still need to complete their survey work before they can build anything and its very easy to stop.

For anyone thinking about visiting the area, get in touch with the camp at  rossportsolidaritycamp@gmail.com

Rossport Solidarity Camp
- e-mail: rossportsolidaritycamp@gmail.com
- Homepage: http://www.rossportsolidaritycamp.org/

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Contact I-RMS and the security regulator

11.03.2011 13:48


The company I-RMS employs Edward Tobin

The director of I-RMS is Jim Farrell. His e-mail address is:

 jim.farrell@i-rms.com

I-RMS security personnel are regulated by the Private Security Authority (PSA)

The Chief Executive of the PSA is Geraldine Larkin:

 glarkin@psa.gov.ie

Why not e-mail her and ask when the PSA license for Edward Tobin, who has used threatening behaviour and words, will be revoked?


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Shell ecologist based in Norfolk

11.03.2011 15:00

The marine ecologist who works for Shell's Corrib gas project & has written some of the greenwash for their planning applications is called Andrew Wilson. His company is called Benthic Solutions.
Contact: 5 Hartwell Road, Wroxham, Norfolk, NR12 8TL. 01603 784726. www.benthicsolutions.com

A huge team of scum ecologists have been working for Shell over the last 10 years. They have consistently played down the ecological threat of this project which is being built in Special Areas of Conservation; supposedly protected under the EU Habitat & Birds directives. They are getting rich off the back of their survey work & proposed mitigation measures. Andrew Wilson was caught out lying in last summers oral hearing as he defended Shell boats harassment of dolphin pods.

bob