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Fuel protest: Cross-border travel hit by second day slow-moving convoys
Protesters are blocking roads and fuel terminals as officials warn of possible shortages and say 99 days of petrol reserves remain.
- On Wednesday, fuel protests entered their second day across Ireland, with slow-moving convoys and blockades causing significant gridlock in Dublin city centre and regional towns.
- Demonstrators are demanding immediate government action to reduce fuel prices and a guaranteed cap, driven by rising costs linked to the war in the Middle East.
- Protesters have blocked fuel terminals in Galway and Foynes, while vehicles converged on O'Connell Street in Dublin, causing widespread transport delays and cancellations for bus and Luas passengers.
- Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris condemned the blockades as "wrong" and "reckless," stating they will only engage with national representative bodies rather than protest groups.
- Potential disruption looms for Dublin Airport and key infrastructure, though a new two-week US-Iran ceasefire might eventually stabilize global oil prices and ease long-term fuel pressures.
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