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'''Pobal Chill Chomáin''' (PCC, ]: '''''People of Kilcommon''''', also informally known as '''Gas to Glinsk''') is a ] based in the parish of ], ], ]<ref>http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4397&Itemid=38</ref>. It emerged from the larger ] campaign in April 2008. The main goal of Shell to Sea is that ], ] and ] refine the ] offshore, as is done with Ireland's only other gas project, the ]. This would mean it would no longer be necessary to transport raw, untreated ] at high pressure through inhabited areas to the intended ] site at ].
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'''Pobal Chill Chomáin''' (PCC, ]: '''''People of Kilcommon''''') is a ] based in the parish of ] in ], Ireland.<ref name="mayonews1">{{cite web|last=Ryan |first=Áine |url=http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4397&Itemid=38 |title=Meeting promised: Superintendent will meet community leaders about monitoring concerns |publisher=Mayo News |date=2008-07-01 |accessdate=2010-08-27}}</ref> It split from the larger ] (in existence since 2001 as a campaign with no name; the name Shell to Sea being adopted in January 2005) campaign in April 2008. Vincent McGrath, one of the ], is its chairman.{{fact|date=November 2021}}


After many years of campaigning against Shell and the ]'s actions (see ]), PCC have put forward a proposal that the refinery site be moved to ], a large uninhabited area a few miles to the east of the intended pipeline route and refinery. This would allow Shell and its partners the cost saving of refining the gas on land, while rerouting the pipeline away from inhabited areas. The proposal was publicly backed by ] president ], ] Dr. John Fleming, and local ] ] ]. The proposal was almost immediately rejected by Shell and the government. After its members campaigned for many years against ] and the ]'s actions during the ], PCC proposed that the refinery site be moved to ], a large uninhabited area a few miles to the east of the intended pipeline route and refinery. The proposal was publicly backed by ] president ], ] Dr. John Fleming, and local ] ] ] but rejected by Shell and the government.{{fact|date=November 2021}}


⚫ PCC submitted an application to the ] seeking an injunction suspending State consents for the Mayo gas project. The ] (OECD) deemed a PCC complaint about the three oil companies involved admissible (for breaching their guidelines for ]s), and offered to mediate between the two sides.<ref>{{cite web|last=Siggins |first=Lorna |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0307/1224242448347.html |title=OECD to offer mediation in Corrib gas dispute |publisher=The Irish Times |date=2009-03-03 |accessdate=2010-08-27}}</ref> After the failure of a forum with a limited remit, Shell and the government agreed to talks without preconditions in March 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0320/1224243121660.html |title=Ministers hold talks on Corrib gas today |publisher=The Irish Times |date=2009-03-20 |accessdate=2010-08-27}}</ref> PCC members have reported being under surveillance by the ].<ref name="mayonews1"/>
Some members of the ] are part of the group (Vincent McGrath is its chairman), which is more localised to northwest Mayo than Shell to Sea. A large number of those involved with the new campaign comes from the parish of Kilcommon, which includes the refinery site and all of the intended pipeline route. Many involved with PCC have resumed their involvement with Shell to Sea, after Shell and the Irish government rejected their proposal.


In March 2009, PCC and S2S members removed a net erected by Shell sub-contractors ] from ] beach. The net was intended to prevent ]s nesting in the dunes by the beach. On 23 April 2009, ], a PCC member, was hospitalised in the early hours of the morning after an alleged assault by security staff during a protest at Shell works at ].<ref>, ''Irish Times'', 23 April 2009, 13:18.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0430/1224245681713.html |title=Ministers to speak on Corrib pipeline |publisher=The Irish Times |date=2009-04-04 |accessdate=2010-08-27}}</ref>
⚫ PCC concentrates more on political ] and legal avenues than physical ], and have submitted an application to the ] seeking an injunction suspending State consents for the Mayo gas project. The ] has deemed a PCC complaint about the three oil companies involved admissible (for breaching their guidelines for ]s), and has offered to mediate between the two sides. <ref>http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0307/1224242448347.html</ref> After the failure of a forum which refused to countenance any going back on decisions already made regarding the refinery and pipeline locations, Shell and the government at last agreed to talks without preconditions in March 2009. <ref>http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0320/1224243121660.html</ref> Although seen as more moderate than Shell to Sea, PCC members have also reported being under surveillance by the ]. <ref><http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4397&Itemid=38</ref>


In June 2009, PCC members Vincent McGrath with Willie and Mary Corduff had a meeting with the Norwegian ambassador to discuss local concerns about the project.<ref>{{cite web|last=Curr |first=Geraldine |url=http://www.advertiser.ie/mayo/article/14083 |title=Pobal Chill Chomáin meet with Norwegian Ambassador |publisher=Mayo Advertiser |date=2009-06-26 |accessdate=2010-08-27}}</ref>
PCC publicly supports some Shell to Sea protest actions, but not all. It backed ]'s actions in the summer of 2008, and has condemned the "State's heavy-handed response" as being "directly responsible" for the imprisonment{{fact|date=March 2009}} of Shell to Sea campaigner ] in March 2009.


In an effort to resolve issues, the OECD hosted talks between Pobal Chill Chomáin and Shell EP Ireland, mainly centred on a complaint by Pobal Chill Chomáin that the project violates OECD guidelines for multinational companies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0427/1224245444758.html |title=OECD to host talk in Dublin on Corrib gas dispute |publisher=The Irish Times |date=2009-04-27 |accessdate=2010-08-27}}</ref> This found that Shell had shown a willingness to address health and safety concerns but that dialogue with local stakeholders during the early stages of the project failed to meet the ‘spirit’ of OECD guidelines. Pobal Chill Chomáin were disappointed with the outcome and believe that OECD representatives should have visited the area and contended that an investigation on the ground would have provided an opportunity "to value the statements on stakeholder consultation made and to assess the reliability of Peter Cassells’s findings regarding the views of the community in relation to the project".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10519%3Aoecd-responds-to-community-complaints-about-corrib&itemid=51| title=OECD responds to community complaints about Corrib |publisher=Mayo News |date=2010-08-08|accessdate=2015-01-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/human-rights-group-dismayed-at-outcome-of-corrib-complaint-1.633138 |title=Human rights group dismayed at outcome of corrib complaint |publisher=The Irish Times |date=2010-08-05 |accessdate=2015-01-06}}</ref>
In the same month, in a move toward more ]-type tactics, PCC members removed a net erected by Shell sub-contractors ] from ] beach. The net was intended to prevent ]s nesting in the dunes by the beach. On the evening of 22 April 2009, ] lay under a truck to prevent Shell resuming preparatory work for the pipeline landfall and remained there until the small hours of the morning. He alleges he was then severely beaten by balaclaved members of a gang, necessitating his removal to hospital. <ref>http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0423/breaking39.htm</ref> In an effort to resolve issues, the ] is to host talks between Pobal Chill Chomáin and Shell EP Ireland, mainly centred on a complaint by Pobal Chill Chomáin that the project violates OECD guidelines for multinational companies. <ref>http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0427/1224245444758.html</ref>


In the aftermath of the June 2012 magnitude 4 earthquake off the Mayo coast, PCC called on the ] to conduct an immediate independent safety evaluation of the ] infrastructure.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.midwestradio.ie/index.php/news/8993-pobal-chill-chomain-calls-for-independent-safety-evaluation-of-corrib-gas-infrastructure |title=Pobal Chill Chomáin calls for independent safety evaluation of Corrib gas infrastructure |publisher=Mid West Radio |date=2012-06-10 |accessdate=2015-01-06}}</ref>


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Activist group in County Mayo, Ireland

Pobal Chill Chomáin (PCC, English: People of Kilcommon) is a pressure group based in the parish of Kilcommon in County Mayo, Ireland. It split from the larger Shell to Sea (in existence since 2001 as a campaign with no name; the name Shell to Sea being adopted in January 2005) campaign in April 2008. Vincent McGrath, one of the Rossport Five, is its chairman.

After its members campaigned for many years against Shell Ireland and the Irish government's actions during the Corrib gas controversy, PCC proposed that the refinery site be moved to Glinsk, a large uninhabited area a few miles to the east of the intended pipeline route and refinery. The proposal was publicly backed by Labour Party president Michael D. Higgins, Bishop of Killala Dr. John Fleming, and local Fine Gael Teachta Dála Michael Ring but rejected by Shell and the government.

PCC submitted an application to the European Commission seeking an injunction suspending State consents for the Mayo gas project. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) deemed a PCC complaint about the three oil companies involved admissible (for breaching their guidelines for multinationals), and offered to mediate between the two sides. After the failure of a forum with a limited remit, Shell and the government agreed to talks without preconditions in March 2009. PCC members have reported being under surveillance by the Garda Síochána.

In March 2009, PCC and S2S members removed a net erected by Shell sub-contractors Belcross from Glengad beach. The net was intended to prevent sand martins nesting in the dunes by the beach. On 23 April 2009, Willie Corduff, a PCC member, was hospitalised in the early hours of the morning after an alleged assault by security staff during a protest at Shell works at Glengad.

In June 2009, PCC members Vincent McGrath with Willie and Mary Corduff had a meeting with the Norwegian ambassador to discuss local concerns about the project.

In an effort to resolve issues, the OECD hosted talks between Pobal Chill Chomáin and Shell EP Ireland, mainly centred on a complaint by Pobal Chill Chomáin that the project violates OECD guidelines for multinational companies. This found that Shell had shown a willingness to address health and safety concerns but that dialogue with local stakeholders during the early stages of the project failed to meet the ‘spirit’ of OECD guidelines. Pobal Chill Chomáin were disappointed with the outcome and believe that OECD representatives should have visited the area and contended that an investigation on the ground would have provided an opportunity "to value the statements on stakeholder consultation made and to assess the reliability of Peter Cassells’s findings regarding the views of the community in relation to the project".

In the aftermath of the June 2012 magnitude 4 earthquake off the Mayo coast, PCC called on the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to conduct an immediate independent safety evaluation of the Corrib gas project infrastructure.

References

  1. ^ Ryan, Áine (1 July 2008). "Meeting promised: Superintendent will meet community leaders about monitoring concerns". Mayo News. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  2. Siggins, Lorna (3 March 2009). "OECD to offer mediation in Corrib gas dispute". The Irish Times. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  3. "Ministers hold talks on Corrib gas today". The Irish Times. 20 March 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  4. Protester claims he was beaten up, Irish Times, 23 April 2009, 13:18.
  5. "Ministers to speak on Corrib pipeline". The Irish Times. 4 April 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  6. Curr, Geraldine (26 June 2009). "Pobal Chill Chomáin meet with Norwegian Ambassador". Mayo Advertiser. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  7. "OECD to host talk in Dublin on Corrib gas dispute". The Irish Times. 27 April 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  8. "OECD responds to community complaints about Corrib". Mayo News. 8 August 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  9. "Human rights group dismayed at outcome of corrib complaint". The Irish Times. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  10. "Pobal Chill Chomáin calls for independent safety evaluation of Corrib gas infrastructure". Mid West Radio. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2015.

External links

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  • Once Upon a Time in the West – The Corrib Gas Controversy
  • The Pipe
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