Meetings between Irish ministers and stakeholders are expected to continue over the weekend.
On Friday, Tánaiste (Irish Deputy Prime Minister) and Finance Minister Simon Harris said that there would be a “substantial and significant” package of support for “key sectors of the economy”.
Harris said the talks were “going well”, adding that further “intensive engagement” into the weekend was likely.
However, he added: “The blockade has to end.”
Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Micheál Martin said the blockades meant the country was “on the precipice of turning oil away from the country” during a global oil supply crisis.