Shell comments on Protests in Dublin

“We are never going to solve the problems we have in Rossport, if we are constantly arguing with each other. There is a mediation process in place, which the five men from Rossport have stepped out of at the moment. I call on them to resume talks so that they themselves and Shell can sit down face-to-face and start working out a solution to this problem.

The company is fully committed to addressing the genuine concerns of the local community and believes that the mediation process together with the final report of the Independent Safety Review can ultimately lead to a resolution of the issues.

The Corrib Gas project could bring fantastic benefits to Erris and Mayo generally and is essential for Ireland’s security of energy supply.

It’s about time we took some of the heat out of this problem and started talking constructively - dialogue is the only way forward”

ENDS