The decent people who protested last week have a choice to make next time they’re on the streets

Ministers and TDs rally behind Taoiseach, but 25, mostly rural, TDs did not respond to Irish Times poll

Jim O’Callaghan ally John Lahart joins other party figures in backing FF leader a day after the party’s three youngest TDs voice criticism

‘You don’t have to agree with President Trump on everything,’ says Andrew Puzder

Kerry TD charged the Government with having ‘let the people down’ and `losing its way, not listening'

The prospect of tougher times ahead for the Government is not unlikely as it looks weaker and more brittle

Tensions not exclusive to the Coalition as Sinn Féin and Social Democrats find themselves walking a tightrope

Mounting concern within Department of Finance that budget numbers now ‘meaningless’

Demonstrators’ blockades only lifted after Garda action and €500m of Government supports

Coalition denies latest measures a direct response to blockades, but faces further headaches

Every political problem faced by recent governments has been solved – to a greater or lesser extent – by finding money to throw at it. What happens if that dries up?

Fuel protests movement vows to extend disruptive actions into weekend as talks under way for solution

Further relief measures possible, but only through established channels

Opposition parties called for engagement with demonstrators but there is distrust of them within Cabinet

Ministers insist they will only speak to organisations such as Irish Road Hauliers Association and Irish Farmers Association