This video by Dave Donnellan is an excellent update on the ongoing resistance to the Shell Oil robbery currently underway off the coast of Co. Mayo. Pat O’Donnell is now in Castlerea Prison serving a long sentence for challenging the heavy hand of the police. What did he do? Well, as you will see from the video clip, very little. Take a look and find out more about Shell’s grand larceny Irish style!
Posts Tagged ‘Solidarity
One good cut (in time saves nine ...)!
The biggest gimmick of last week must have been Lonely Planet’s inclusion of Cork in its ten best destinations for 2010. Oh come off it like, as we say around here. What sort of a langerated idea is this? Or to put it another way, ‘Do you think like we came down in the last shower?’
Marketing by Lonely Planet, I think. Not that the ‘tourish (sic) industry’ didn’t dine out on it for a few days and clap themselves on the back. It was just what they needed: ‘Oh come here, really do, so we can RIP you off big big time.’
But anyway, none of this is to take away from the fact that we are special down here in Cork. Everyone knows that. Any by way of an example, here is what I have to offer up – take a gawk. Isn’t that something? I took the photo on the huge ‘Get Up, Stand Up’ march against the cuts that passed through ‘pana’ on Friday afternoon last. Now that WAS something to see. And pride of place for me goes to this great placard which got to the nub of the matter. Surely like.
One good cut! Now that’s the spirit of the Rebel County…
This excellent interview, published on Indymedia, was conducted by WSM members in Waterford today. They went to the Waterford Glass plant at Kilbarry where an ongoing occupation by the workers has stopped the receiver, appointed by Waterford Wedgwood, in his tracks. This action by the Glassworkers is the first major act of resistance this year against the onslaught by the Government and media against workers wages and conditions. The workers at the Glass have been treated disgracefully but they have a fine tradition of struggle and giving solidarity themselves. Their occupation deserves widespread support and as the interview shows, they are indeed getting that…
Solidarity with the Glass workers!
