Minerals and resources

The facts behind Shell's activities in Mayo and the jailing of five Irish citizens trying to prevent a dangerous gas pipeline being laid on their land.

In July 1988, the Supreme Court ruled in favour of a farming family from Co. Tipperary, the Hanrahans, and against the American pharmaceutical giant Merck, Sharp and Dohme, who operated a bulk chemical factory beside the Hanrahans' farm. Justice Henchy's ruling found that Merck Sharpe and Dohme were liable to the Hanrahans on three counts: 1. for...

The Irish Times has, in keeping with its status as paper of record, confined Shell PR mainly to its letters page; a notable instance of this was a letter justifying the Nigerian dictatorship in its execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa and seven co-defendants, citing the baseless, trumped-up charges laid against them as evidence.