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Fuel protests
A selection of stories about fuel price protests in Ireland
‘It’s blackmailing society’: How fuel protests are impacting Ireland
We asked readers from Cork to Dublin for their views on this week’s fuel price protests, with some saying they support the blockades despite being caught in traffic for hours
Gridlock: how will the fuel protests end?
In the News podcast: Government rejects talks with protesters
Honda 50 memories and fuel shortages: A 1970s flashback
Reader Tom Daly recalls struggling to find petrol in Limerick, drawing parallels with today’s fuel debates
How vulnerable is Ireland’s economy to global unrest and oil-price shocks?
Economists argue for targeted fuel supports and spending our taxation largesse on infrastructure to eliminate bottlenecks
Government open to talks with fuel protesters but blockades must end first, Taoiseach says
Further relief measures possible, but only through established channels
Michael Healy-Rae, the Minister who sympathises with protesters, has his cake and eats it
Radio: John Cooke keeps the peace amid an on-air cacophony while, on The Hard Shoulder, Shane Coleman warns of anarchy
Fuel price protesters say they will continue blockades despite claiming to have secured meeting
Nationwide disruption continues as petrol station forecourts run low on supply due to ongoing blockades
Protester negotiators to attend large Government meeting tomorrow as fuel protests continue
Live updates with delays on multiple motorway routes as well as significant disruption on Luas and Dublin Bus
The three reasons why the Government refuses to meet the fuel protesters
Opposition parties called for engagement with demonstrators but there is distrust of them within Cabinet
Fuel protesters’ blockade of Ireland’s only oil refinery to stay ‘until diesel capped’
Irving Oil’s refinery at Whitegate in east Cork, supplies around 40 per cent of Ireland’s petroleum
‘Out of fuel’: Co Clare garage runs short of diesel as queues form at some petrol stations
Limerick filling stations reportedly place cap on how much fuel motorists can purchase as residents show support for demonstrators
Business leaders call on Government to ‘enforce law and order’ and end fuel protest disruption
Employers’ body Ibec says escalation is jeopardising ‘several cornerstones of Irish economy’
Where are the fuel protests and which roads are closed in Dublin and across Ireland?
The latest information on the protests, including M50 delays, road closures and public transport disruption
Price of home-heating oil hits highest level since 1996 amid Iran war
Cost of diesel at its highest level since July 2022 while price of petrol at its highest level since August 2022, CSO data shows
Recent fuel price increases ‘not in breach of any law’, consumer watchdog finds
Benchmark wholesale kerosene prices have increased by about 150% since the start of the year
Third day of fuel protests; Gambling tipster; and AI coming for Irish white collar jobs
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Fuel protest organisers promise ‘massive’ nationwide action
Taoiseach labels blockade of the State’s only oil refinery by demonstrators in Co Cork as an ‘act of national sabotage’
Have your say on the fuel protests: How have you been affected?
The protests have stopped traffic and caused severe disruption to public transport
Fuel protests: Ministers refuse to budge on energy supports despite day of protests
Next decision on financial aid not expected until expiry of measures brought in a fortnight ago
Luas and Dublin Bus report ongoing traffic issues amid fuel protest
National fuel protest is taking place over energy prices caused by ongoing war in the Middle East
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