Where are the fuel protests on Friday and which roads are impacted in Dublin and across Ireland?
The latest information on Friday’s protests, including M50 delays and disruption on the M1, M7, M8 and M18
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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
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
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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
Three Irish cyclists hospitalised after being hit by car in Spain
Injured trio part of nine-person group from Cork that had travelled to Alicante for cycling holiday
Solar panel owners face dilemma as Government urges evening energy use
Residents weigh cost of complying with energy guidelines versus feeding power back to the grid
Motorists warned as fuel price protests may bring major routes to standstill today
Protests organised over spiralling diesel, petrol and home heating oil prices caused by Middle East conflict
Storm Dave: One thousand homes and businesses still without power
Several flights cancelled over weekend following strong winds around country
Ireland’s retrofit reality: From ‘amazing’ home energy results to ‘miserable’ and costly experiences
Retrofitting offers cosy home and energy cost cuts but can also come with financial burdens and bureaucratic nightmares
Fine dining and cocktails, street food and pints: 20 perfect bar and restaurant pairings
When it’s in the right spot, a drink before or after dinner can help to create the perfect evening
Why some of Ireland’s coastal communities may need to prepare for relocation
Some communities in high risk coastal areas may need to consider relocation options
‘Shroom boom’: The Cork-based entrepreneur growing the future of packaging from mushrooms
Irish businesses are turning mycelium – fungus – into materials with the potential to rid us of plastics, and using it to recycle waste
The Young Offenders on BBC One: Lowbrow gags sitting neatly between Benny Hill and Mrs Brown’s Boys
Television: The cast is outstanding, Cork looks great – what a tragedy this can’t aspire to more than old-school British sitcom in a Cork jersey
They fled the threat of violence and built new lives in Cork. A Jewish community was born
The city’s Jewish heritage has been brought back into focus by a new digital archive at Cork Public Museum
Heineken announces multi-city music festival series featuring Inhaler, Basement Jaxx and more
Dublin Greenlight festival will be headlined by Tomora, a collaboration between Aurora and The Chemical Brothers’ Tom Rowlands
Inquest hears of final hours of experienced young climber before tragic fall
Coroner praises emergency services for recovering body of Lorenzo De Bonis from the sea in Baltimore, Co Cork
Public give Fota Wildlife Park’s newest cheetah cubs Swahili names
Over 1,000 people offered possible names for the animals with Nia and Nuru ultimately chosen
Marie Keane funeral: Roy Keane says mother’s death ‘ripped our hearts out of our chests’
Marie Keane was a ‘kind, caring’ mother, with a wicked sense of humour to the end, her son tells Cork city Mass
‘Get to the back of the queue or leave the station’: Train users on Irish Rail inflexibility
Train travellers share experiences of what one describes as a ‘crackdown’ on ticket flexibility
‘People in Ireland are very calm for me. In Chile people are very fiery’
When deciding to leave South America, Victoria Esperanza googled Irish cities and chose Cork. ‘I just felt it. I know it sounds ridiculous’
What will €595,000 buy in coastal west Cork and nearby Dublin’s St Stephen’s Green?
Two homes, one price: a detached cottage in Reenacappul and an end-terrace two bed in Dublin 2
A west Cork hotelier: ‘There’s no money in food. We had to diversify into bedrooms’
Michael O’Neill and his family have spent €5.5m to expand and upgrade their Fernhill House Hotel in Clonakilty
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‘You’ll always be the boss’: Roy Keane pays tribute to his late mother Marie
Marie Keane, née Lynch, died on Friday at the age of 79
Gardaí sacrificed IRA informer to protect a more useful one, ex-Special Branch officer claims
Murder victim John Corcoran’s fate was sealed by a ‘vacuum of silence and inaction by Garda officers of the highest rank’, JP O’Sullivan says
Inside Ireland’s favourite preloved fashion shops: ‘We’re not driven by trends’
Whether multigenerational family endeavours or first-time businesses, vintage shops are always passion projects
Irish-American duo with ‘scary’ MS diagnosis to attempt Cork to Donegal ultra-marathon challenge
Matt Knaggs and Colin Goodman will meet in person for the first in Ireland, having made contact through a support group for multiple sclerosis sufferers
Cork mother of four died from stab wounds to the chest, inquest hears
Coroner adjourns inquest to allow Garda investigation to take its course, with eldest son charged
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