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Fuel protesters say they felt ‘ambushed’ by police during late-night operation
- Gardai cleared major fuel protest blockades across Ireland overnight, including O'Connell Street in Dublin. Dublin protest spokesman Christopher Duffy claimed protesters were "ambushed" by an "army" of public order police.
- Hauliers, farmers, and agricultural workers began coordinated action on Tuesday, staging blockades and slow-moving convoys to protest unsustainable fuel costs. Over six consecutive days, participants demanded urgent Government action to prevent businesses from failing.
- Fuels for Ireland chief executive Kevin McPartlan warned that fuel distribution will "still take 10 days to recover" to normal levels. He estimated up to two-thirds of the country's 1,500 filling stations could have run dry by Sunday morning.
- Irish Road Haulage Association president Ger Hyland said there were "the bones of an agreement" with the Irish Government regarding a "substantial package" of fuel support. The Cabinet is scheduled to meet at 4pm on Sunday to finalize measures.
- While blockades largely wound down by midday on Sunday, Ireland's largest opposition party Sinn Fein announced it would call a motion of no confidence in the Government. Gardai confirmed blockades on the M50 at junctions five and seven were cleared.
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Dublin fuel protesters ‘ambushed’ in late-night Garda operation, spokesman says
The blockade of the capital’s main thoroughfare O’Connell Street has been cleared.
·Bromsgrove, United Kingdom
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