This article is from page 17 of the 2007-09-11 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 17 JPG
CLARE’S connections with the Shell to Sea organisation were strength- ened over the weekend with a large crowd turning out in Doolin for the second traditional concert in support of the organisation. The concert took place in the Russell Cultural Centre in Doolin and was the main fundraising for the organisation in Clare this year. A number of high profile local musi- cians including Davy Spillane, Jackie Daly, Ado Morris, Michael Hynes, Peter Griffin, Terry Bingham and Yvonne Casey, all offered their services for the evening. A similarly success- ful fundraising concert took place in Doolin in the summer of 2005. Clare has one of the strongest local branches of the Shell to Sea organi- sation, with membership in the coun- ty now fourth highest in the country
after Galway, Dublin and Mayo.
Other local traditional musicians who entertained the crowd in Doolin included Kevin Griffin, Danny Burke, Ogie Doyle, Ted Mc Cormack, Peadar O’Reilly, Eimer Howley, Gerry Shan- non, Ger Hoyne, Tess Mc Govern, Geraldine and Shane Mc Gowan, Ian Lambe, Niall Sheedy
and Paul Stafford. Meanwhile, a good number of Clare people will travel to Bellanaboy this Fri- day, September 12, to take part in a sit- down protest outside the gates of the Shell
facility. According to local spokesperson, Sean
Harrington, the pur-
pose of this demon-
stration is to highlight,
“the natural resources
of Ireland which have
been given away to Shell, Statoil and
others in a deal that means we pay the
market rate to the multi-nationals for what should be ours.”