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Dublin Launch of 'Our Story – the Rossport Five'

category mayo | environment | feature author Friday January 05, 2007 19:06author by William Hederman Report this post to the editors

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William Hederman talks with the authors: 'The Rossport Five were back in the capital today for the Dublin launch of 'Our Story – the Rossport Five', their account of their time in prison in 2005 and the events that led to their imprisonment....

The five men – Willie Corduff, Vincent and Philip McGrath, Micheál Ó Seighin and Brendan Philbin – travelled to Dublin for the launch and press conference, along with Shell to Sea spokesperson Dr Mark Garavan and family members and supporters. Dr Garavan compiled and edited the book and wrote the introduction. The launch took place at Buswell's Hotel, opposite Leinster House. There was a strong turn-out of print and broadcast journalists and photographers.

'Our Story – the Rossport Five', which had already been launched in Co Mayo before Christmas, records accounts by the five men and their wives of the 94 days they spent in prison in 2005, as well as their roles in the campaign since 2000 against the proposed method of processing Corrib gas.

Philip McGrath and Mark Garavan are due to travel to Norway later this month to speak at a conference on how communities can benefit from natural resources.'


One of the men, Vincent McGrath, said the book was an "opportunity to talk directly to the Irish people, bypassing the mainstream media... There has been hysterical coverage in some of the mainstream media."

He said their story "could be about lots of communities in Ireland who feel betrayed by the political parties; who've had projects imposed on them."

When a journalist asked whether the book was intended as a message to Shell, Willie Corduff said: "Sure, you can't get a message to Shell. We've been trying for six years to get a message to them. They'll plough ahead regardless."

Micheál Ó Seighin said he hoped the dispute over Shell's proposed inland gas refinery and high-pressure pipeline would become an issue in this year's general election. "We've given people the opportunity to see how badly they've been served by the shenanigans that led to the give-away of our natural resources," he said.

"We're hoping voters will ask: is this the kind of state we want?" he said "If a cost-benefit analysis showed a benefit to the Irish people, we'd have to rethink. But that's not the case."

The five men – Willie Corduff, Vincent and Philip McGrath, Micheál Ó Seighin and Brendan Philbin – travelled to Dublin for the launch and press conference, along with Shell to Sea spokesperson Dr Mark Garavan and family members and supporters. Dr Garavan compiled and edited the book and wrote the introduction. The launch took place at Buswell's Hotel, opposite Leinster House. There was a strong turn-out of print and broadcast journalists and photographers.

'Our Story – the Rossport Five', which had already been launched in Co Mayo before Christmas, records accounts by the five men and their wives of the 94 days they spent in prison in 2005, as well as their roles in the campaign since 2000 against the proposed method of processing Corrib gas.

Philip McGrath and Mark Garavan are due to travel to Norway later this month to speak at a conference on how communities can benefit from natural resources.

Read an extract from the book here:
http://www.bluegreenearth.us/archive/article/2006/rossp....html

The book retails at €12.50 and is published by Small World Media.

Small World Media
Knocknaquirk
Magheramore
Co Wicklow
Trade enquiries to:
087 955 1504 (Ireland)
07816 146 567 (Britain)

For some information on where to buy the book, see this comment:
http://www.indymedia.ie/article/80365#comment180382

Related Link: http://www.corribsos.com

Micheál Ó Seighin signs a copy of 'Our Story - the Rossport Five'
Micheál Ó Seighin signs a copy of 'Our Story - the Rossport Five'

Facing up to the media
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Behind bars
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A different viewpoint
A different viewpoint

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Book it from your library.     maire    Fri Jan 05, 2007 14:56 
   Yep....     Harpo    Fri Jan 05, 2007 17:57 
   EASONS     Admin    Fri Jan 05, 2007 17:58 
   I would like to think we still live in a FREE STATE     MR. ED.    Fri Jan 05, 2007 19:59 
   Blah blah blah     reply    Fri Jan 05, 2007 23:20 
   Blah blah blah indeed     Reply 2    Mon Jan 08, 2007 15:16 
   Right Wing     Etain    Mon Jan 08, 2007 16:03 
   Information leads to understanding.     Maire    Mon Jan 08, 2007 17:14 
   FAO Admin     Jasper    Mon Jan 08, 2007 17:39 
 10   Hoggis Figgis / Chapters and High Court ??     John Kelly    Mon Jan 08, 2007 17:53 
 11   Rossport Farmers at the High Court on 16 Jan 2007     shell to sea supporter    Mon Jan 08, 2007 20:34 
 12   you have to be joking     Micheal collins    Mon Jan 08, 2007 21:02 
 13   think     just a thought    Mon Jan 08, 2007 21:31 
 14   "Our Story" in Easons!     Seán Ó Riain    Mon Jan 22, 2007 09:46 
 15   Gas     Kilcommon Resident    Mon Jan 22, 2007 21:08 
 16   98% of how many     M collins    Mon Jan 22, 2007 22:03 
 17   In reply to M Collins:     ETSO    Tue Jan 23, 2007 17:16 
 18   I ""DEFY"" you     M collins    Tue Jan 23, 2007 20:46 
 19   not only bookshops!     chrissie    Wed Jan 24, 2007 22:57 
 20   Availability of Our Story     Robert Allen    Thu Jan 25, 2007 17:29 
 21   Extreme measures to publicise fact that Eason are stocking the book     Tadhg    Sat Jan 27, 2007 00:58 


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