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Irish Leaders Criticize Fuel Blockades in Dublin, Say Supply Is Adequate
Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan said 4 heavy-lift recovery trucks will help clear blockades as police move to enforce the law.
- On Thursday, Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan confirmed the Defence Forces have been requested to assist An Garda Siochana in removing large vehicles blocking critical infrastructure, including the Whitegate oil refinery.
- Coordinated protests began on Tuesday, with hauliers and agricultural contractors using heavy vehicles to block motorways following soaring fuel costs linked to Middle East conflict and supply disruptions out of the Strait of Hormuz.
- Escalations on Wednesday included blockades at the Whitegate oil refinery and Foynes fuel terminal, as Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and Health Service Executive chief executive Anne O'Connor jointly urged protesters to keep medical facility access clear.
- Taoiseach Micheal Martin described the refinery blockades as "an act of national sabotage," emphasizing the rule of law, while Deputy Commissioner Shawna Coxon announced gardai are now "moving to an enforcement phase" against those failing to disperse.
- Protesters have nominated "three or four" spokespeople to engage with government leaders, though some deny control over depot blockades; separately, the Defence Forces clarified that armoured vehicle activity relates to mission readiness exercises for upcoming Unifil deployment.
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Citizens in Ireland are blocking roads with tractors and trucks due to rising fuel prices, while the government has decided to send in the army to intervene. The protests have involved farmers, transporters and other workers who depend on fuel, who have taken to the streets with heavy vehicles to block major traffic arteries and fuel depots. This has caused traffic chaos and supply disruptions, including fuel shortages and problems with public t…
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Irish army called to remove vehicles blocking depots during fuel protests
The Taoiseach said ‘the Government had to act’ once fuel depots were blocked.
·Wales, United Kingdom
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