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Glengad, 15th Sept., Update & Photo Essay - The Primacy of Place![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A visual meditation upon the place and the people that must be defended from Shell Maura Harrington's hunger strike against the continuing presence of the pipe-laying ship the Solitaire in Irish waters continued into its seventh day today. In honour of her retirement today on, a special celebration was held in the primary school in Inver, where she had worked as a schoolteacher for over 30 years and as a principal for nearly 10. The protective vigil around her continues tonight, as she continues her hunger strike outside the gates of Shell's Glengad compound. As news of solidarity actions around Ireland and Europe reaches Erris, the community have taken heart from this support and are ever-more resolved to defend their beleaguered community. 'My sense of personal outrage is driven by the primacy of Place - people come and go in nano seconds; Place endures.' |
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