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Press Release 1st August 2007

Mastaction Clondalkin will meet Minister for Health Mary Harney in mid-September.

The mast action campaign in Clondalkin has announced that there campaign will meet Minister for Health Mary Harney in mid September. The campaign has been lobbying to meet the Minster since the beginning of June, when Mastaction Clondalkin (MAC) was set up. In a statement MAC said, " We are happy that the HSE has recognized our campaign and our concerns in relation to the phone masts and electrical pylons in our area. We will be giving the preliminary health survey findings that we have conducted in the area to the Dept of Health, to ask them to fully investigate our concerns on this matter. Mastaction Clondalkin will be asking, the HSE to conduct their own study in relation to health concerns in the North Clondalkin area. We want the Minister to investigate the detrimental effects regarding people's health living or in close proximity to a phone mast or electrical pylon in the north Clondalkin area "

STATEMENT FROM MAST ACTION CLONDALKIN
20 June 2007

Residents of Ronanstown and surrounding areas are calling on the Minister for Health, Mary Harney, to conduct an immediate health survey, in relation to the short and long term effects of mobile phone masts and electrical pylons in the area.

In a statement, Mast Action Clondalkin said,

“We believe that there is concrete evidence linking phone masts and electrical pylons to high levels of cancer related illnesses in our community.

“We are calling on the Department of Health to do a door to door survey to investigate if there is a cancer cluster in the areas surrounding the Ronanstown Garda station.

“There has been an unusually high amount of cancer related deaths and illnesses in the Ronanstown Garda station in the past four years.

“Coupled with this, the twenty one year old son of the Russell family who live at the back of the Garda was diagnosed with a brain tumour last year.

“Many neighbours believe that Brian's condition was brought on by the Russell's family proximity to the mobile phone mast and over head electrical pylons wires.

“Recently concerned residents held a public meeting about cancer related illnesses at Ronanstown Garda station and Brian Russell’s condition.

The meeting decided to bring to the attention of the media and residents what course of action we can take.

MASTACTION CLONDALKIN was born from this meeting. We believe that there is no coincidence between the rate of cancer, and mobile phone masts/ electrical pylons in this area.

As a community, we are determined that the health of our neighbours, friends and family, will be put first - before the profits of mobile phone companies and the ESB.


First Complaint was lodged Wed 9th May to Garda Ombudsman by two general election candidates
9 May 2007

On Wednesday 9th May at 9.30am Brid Smith and Gino Kenny , two candidates in the General Election in the West Dublin area lodged complaints against Garda violence at the Garda Ombudsman Commission. The Garda Ombudsman Commission had just opened its doors.Their complaints dealt with heavy handed treatment they received at the hands of Gardai at protests in Bellinaboy Co Mayo against the Shell refinery and in solidarity with the people of Rossport.

One of the candidates Gino Kenny who is contesting the election in Dublin Mid West for the People Before Profit Alliance, was seen on RTE news by millions of people being thrown over a wall and into a ditch by two gardai.

Gino will present DVD footage and stills to the Ombudsman as evidence of assault by the Gardai.

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