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What has become of Rossport?

category mayo | crime and justice | opinion/analysis author Tuesday October 04, 2005 21:50author by local - concerned Report this post to the editors

Concerned

Rossport

I am pleased the Rossport five have being released but I feel this is another side to this saga that’s remains untold. It regards the locals in Rossport who are under a constant cloud of intimidation these are people who may not support the Rossport 5 and who are being made uncomfortable and uneasy in their own home.
The locals can no longer take a stroll down the road, chat with a neigbour and this is not because of Shell this is because of pushy protestors and Rossport 5 supporters. This may be unintentionally but there are people in Rospport who no longer feel rossport is the place for them because of the threat they feel from anti-gas supporters which now outweighs the threat of any gas explosion because they are feeling this everyday for the last 6 months.
Locals can no longer stop and chat with a neighbour or drop into a house for a cup a tea there are eyes watching them and immediately they are under suspicion for these simple acts. What has the place come to it is no longer a community it is divided hell hole.

I am not writing this looking for a backlash or long lecture on the evils of Shell and how they have caused all this. I am simply bringing attention and making people aware their is more than the Rossport 5and their families suffering. I understand people’s right to protest and how they feel they are protecting the land and environment and this means more than the unease and intimidation locals feel right now.
However please take a minute and think how you would feel living in a place all your life but in the lat 6 months wishing you were anywhere but there right now. Imtimidation and bullying is widespread and increasing every day in Rossport. I don’t need anyone telling me this is not taking place I am living it and feeling it. It’s time the other side of this story was known and people are allowed to have their own opinions in Rossport.

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Honest Question     Genuine    Tue Oct 04, 2005 23:59 
   Any evidence/concrete examples?     reader    Wed Oct 05, 2005 00:03 
   ROSSPORT     nearlylocal    Wed Oct 05, 2005 00:52 
   Very sceptical     Ivan H    Wed Oct 05, 2005 01:03 
   If ordinary people behaved like Shell     Paul O'C    Wed Oct 05, 2005 01:19 
   Sorry, this is the hook!     Paul O'C    Wed Oct 05, 2005 01:20 
   Do the same     IF    Wed Oct 05, 2005 11:14 
   sounds like a load of bull     Tim    Wed Oct 05, 2005 11:29 
   Cartoon by 'polyp'     Niall    Wed Oct 05, 2005 11:30 
 10   All the hallmarks of a PR operative     T    Wed Oct 05, 2005 11:40 
 11   Contempt of Court     Ciarán    Wed Oct 05, 2005 12:16 
 12   Simple     Lee Gheleegle    Wed Oct 05, 2005 12:55 
 13   Calculating the odds     Shipsea    Wed Oct 05, 2005 13:14 
 14   Example??     Local of Rossport    Wed Oct 05, 2005 18:57 
 15   Village of rossport     Local back again    Wed Oct 05, 2005 19:08 
 16   You cant do it like this, local     Miriam Cotton    Wed Oct 05, 2005 19:39 
 17   Local...     Jess    Wed Oct 05, 2005 22:47 
 18   local again     martha    Wed Oct 05, 2005 23:02 
 19   Martha...     Niall    Wed Oct 05, 2005 23:20 
 20   quality of trolling is on the way down     teejay    Thu Oct 06, 2005 13:56 
 21   Reply to:: " What has become of Rossport? "     Aiden McGrath    Sun Oct 09, 2005 17:23 
 22   aidan mcgrath     another local    Mon Oct 10, 2005 00:11 
 23   Ex-US Navy officer at Corrib gas hearing     DV8    Wed Oct 12, 2005 18:10 
 24   Reply to Concerned     Bernadette    Tue Mar 14, 2006 00:41 


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