Shell Farce at Odyssey Arena

Shell to Sea Belfast have organised several events to coincide with the launch of a Shell Oil sponsored wildlife exhibition.

The ‘Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year’ collection is due to be opened at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast this Saturday (March 24).


Shell to Sea will be staging a protest at the event and will be launching their own exhibition to show the environmental cost of Shell’s activities around the World.

Shell to Sea Belfast spokesperson Ciarán Ó Brolchain said that Shell could not be allowed to bring their propaganda road show around Europe without being challenged.

“Considering Shell Oil’s record in places like Nigeria, where they have systematically destroyed the local environment, it is somewhat hypocritical for them to be sponsoring wildlife exhibits.

“From Shell to Sea’s point of view, while this company continues to ride roughshod over the rights of the community in north-west Mayo their hypocrisy will not go unchallenged.

“With our own exhibition we will aim to expose the role of Shell in destroying the environment as opposed to protecting and promoting it.

“Until Shell cleans up its act and respects the wishes of the people of north-west Mayo, it will not be welcome in Belfast.”

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