Meeting February 28th in Castlebar about the oil

Voodoo_rasher

there is a meeting convened which is of national interest. untimely held After the GE which does not help..

http://westernpeople.ie/news/eyidojqlmh/

according to an article in irishcentral.com we seem to depend on Libya for 23% of our Oil imports!!

This will take place in Castlebar, not Ballina. my oversight

Meeting to discuss €400bn oil and gas off the West coast

The county town will host a meeting on Monday next, February 28, which will shed some light on the ownership of Ireland’s vast natural resources.

It is estimated that there is oil and gas valued at up to •€400 billion off the West coast but changes in legislation by disgraced former minister Ray Burke means the Irish people will gain nothing from a potential massive windfall. The State’s ownership has been reduced from 50 per cent to zero while the tax on profits from the sale of natural resources was slashed by former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern from 50 per cent to 25 per cent. If the State was to receive a windfall from the natural resources it would go a long way towards alleviating the cost of the bank bailout.

Next Monday’s educational talk in the Welcome Inn Hotel is being organised by a local group called ‘RealityIreland.com’. Speakers on the night include ex-oilfield executive turned film producer and lecturer, Ian R Crane, and Dave Derby, the editor of the Sovereign Independentnewspaper.

The event commences at 7.30pm and attendees are asked to make a donation of €5 at the door.

This link should also whet the appetite for Castlebar:

http://bocktherobber.com/2008/07/the-oil-company-the-crooked-politician-and-the-theft-of-irelands-energy-resources

starbelgrade

It's in Castlebar, not Ballina.

Fratton Fred

But dude, that's like further west than Naas, you can't expect US to go there.

starbelgrade

Fratton Fred wrote: »

But dude, that's like further west than Naas, you can't expect US to go there.

It's south for me.

Anyhow, there's a very good film out called "The Pipe" about the Corrib Gas controversy. Well worth a look if you can find it anywhere.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

starbelgrade wrote: »

It's in Castlebar, not Ballina.

It's in Mayo, not Dublin.

starbelgrade

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

It's in Mayo, not Dublin.

It could also be in Tipperary.

matrim

Voodoo_rasher wrote: »

there is a meeting convened which is of national interest. untimely held After the GE which does not help..

http://westernpeople.ie/news/eyidojqlmh/

according to an article in irishcentral.com we seem to depend on Libya for 23% of our Oil imports!!

This will take place in Castlebar, not Ballina. my oversight

Enda isn't even Taoiseach yet and he's already moving stuff to Mayo

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

starbelgrade wrote: »

It could also be in Tipperary.

Stop confusing me, you.

biko

Title fixed. Content added to OP.
Note that this will be merged with the other Pipe thread later.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

biko wrote: »

Title fixed. Content added to OP.
Note that this will be merged with the other Pipe thread later.

And yet not moved to the relative local forum...? Biko, man, you're slipping...