A loose coalition of hauliers, farmers, agricultural contractors, plant-hire firms, bus operators and delivery firms has caused traffic disruption across the country with a series of protests high fuel prices.
The protests stopped traffic for hours across the country and have caused severe disruption to public transport services yesterday and on Wednesday. This morning the protests were extended to include some blockades on fuel depots.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said this morning there was “always a balance” with regards to protests. “We are in democracy, we respect people’s right to protest.”
But he said it was not acceptable to turn Dublin’s O’Connell Street into a carpark or to block fuel depots.
READ MORE
How have you been impacted by the protests? Did you miss an appointment, a funeral or a meeting? Were you late to work?
And what is your view on the approach being taken by those protesting?
You can share your view using the form below. Please limit your submissions to 400 words or less. Also, please include a phone number for verification purposes only.
We will curate a selection of submissions for an article but please note we may not publish every submission we receive.
