{"id":387582,"date":"2026-04-08T05:35:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T05:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/387582\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T05:35:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T05:35:08","slug":"fuel-price-protests-set-to-cause-second-day-of-disruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/387582\/","title":{"rendered":"Fuel price protests set to cause second day of disruption"},"content":{"rendered":"

Garda\u00ed have warned of possible road blocks to Dublin Airport and the Port Tunnel as fuel price protests are poised to cause a second day of disruption on roads.<\/p>\n

Protesters told garda\u00ed that the disruption may begin at 6.30am.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, multiple vehicles have been left overnight on roads in Dublin city centre with protests set to resume shortly, garda\u00ed added.<\/p>\n

They said that disruptions to public transport may also continue this morning.<\/p>\n

Demonstrators driving tractors, lorries and trucks formed slow-moving convoys yesterday in a number of counties.<\/p>\n

Several of the convoys converged on Dublin city centre and a rally was held on O’Connell Street at 3pm.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the event, one of the organisers, James Geoghegan, said 28 different protests had taken place across the country.<\/p>\n

A large number of the vehicles remained in the city centre last night and garda\u00ed said the protest had had a “significant impact” on traffic, including on the north and south quays, the Naas road, the Red Cow Interchange and sections of the M50.<\/p>\n

There were delays and suspensions of service on the green line of the Luas and Dublin Bus also experienced what it called “severe disruption”.<\/p>\n

Gardai also said last night that there were significant delays due to slow-moving convoys, both northbound and southbound, on the M8 at Cashel and the M18 at Ennis.<\/p>\n

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\nDemonstrators driving tractors, lorries and trucks formed slow-moving convoys in a number of counties<\/p>\n

Speaking about the protests, T\u00e1naiste Simon Harris said: “Everyone has a right to protest in a democracy, 100% no doubt about that, but I would also just say these aren’t consequence-free actions.”<\/p>\n

He said he had heard reports of a range of individuals impacted by the disruption, including healthcare workers and small business owners.<\/p>\n

Mr Harris added that: “We shouldn’t pit sectors against sectors.”<\/p>\n

“This is a moment of national challenge, and no one sector is more important than the other, and we have to work through this,” he said.<\/p>\n

He added that the government was “engaging intensively” with bodies representing a variety of sectors including farmers, farm contractors and hauliers.<\/p>\n

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