Gardai said they are aware of the plans and stressed they ‘must balance and protect the rights of individuals to travel freely and commercial organizations to conduct business’.
M1 traffic (stock image)(Image: Collins Photos)
Motorists are being warned that a planned fuel protest scheduled for Tuesday will cause “significant additional traffic” into Dublin.
Gardai said they are aware of the plans and stressed they “must balance and protect the rights of individuals to travel freely and commercial organizations to conduct business.”
Convoys of vehicles, including lorries, plan to clog up the M1, N2, N3, N4, M7, and N11, with the aim of congregating in Dublin. Similar demonstrations are planned in Galway and Cork.
Gardai said “formal details” about the protests are limited and are therefore not in a position to provide exact details to the public.
Motorists are advised to plan their journeys and expect delays.
In a statement, they said: “An Garda Síochána is aware of proposals for vehicle gatherings, and associated public activity, at various locations around the country from early tomorrow morning Tuesday, 7th April 2026.
“An Garda Síochána understands it is proposed that convoys of vehicles (including HGVs, agricultural and plant vehicles) will gather at various locations across the country. It is understood that the proposed convoys, potentially slow moving, will travel primarily along National Primary Routes.
“It is proposed that some of these convoys will remain in regional locations, and some will travel to Dublin to congregate in the Dublin region.
“If the convoys materialise and congregate, it is expected that there will be significant additional traffic, including slow-moving vehicles, on the main arteries leading to Dublin and in the vicinity of large urban areas across the country from 0800hrs.
“An Garda Síochána has had limited interaction with some persons involved in publishing information about these convoys. As the majority of the organisation of these convoys is taking place on social media platforms and messaging apps, An Garda Síochána is not in a position to provide accurate or detailed advice to the general public at this time.
“Members of the public travelling on National Primary Routes tomorrow 7th April 2026 are advised to plan their journeys by ensuring they leave additional time for possible traffic disruptions and to expect traffic delays, if congestion is caused as a result of these convoys.”
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