Maura Harrington (born 15 September 1953) is a spokesperson for the Shell to Sea campaign, from County Mayo, Ireland. A retired school principal of Inver National School,[1] she has been jailed on a number of occasions for her involvement in Shell to Sea protests.
Campaign work
Harrington has previously been involved in fundraising for the British Miners' Strike, as well as campaigning against the Maastricht Treaty.
On 12 October 2006, Harrington sustained head and neck injuries while Gardaí cleared demonstrators blocking an access road used by Shell workers on the Corrib gas project.[2]
Harrington has described herself as a Marxist.[3]