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Irish police clear fuel protesters from central Dublin after days of gridlock
Police cleared most blockading vehicles as the government prepared emergency fuel-support measures after protests disrupted fuel distribution nationwide.
- On Sunday, Irish police cleared tractors and trucks that had blocked central Dublin for five days, ending a major blockade against surging fuel costs ahead of an emergency Cabinet meeting.
- Protesters, angered by a more than 20% rise in diesel prices since the outbreak of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, began coordinated action on Tuesday using tractors and trucks to obstruct critical infrastructure nationwide.
- Superintendent Jarlath Lennon of Store Street led 200 Garda officers backed by the Mounted Unit and helicopter in the operation, which followed reports that around 600 of Ireland's 1,500 filling stations had run dry.
- The Cabinet, led by Taoiseach Micheál Martin, met Sunday afternoon to sign off on a 'substantial package' understood to include direct payments for hauliers, farmers, and the fishing sector.
- Although a Sunday Independent poll showed 56% of voters support the protesters, the Government refused to negotiate directly with participants, instead holding talks with industry groups about fuel-cost relief measures.
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Police remove fuel protesters from Dublin center as disruption over soaring costs continues
Police have broken up a blockade in Dublin by protesters who have disrupted Ireland for a week over the soaring cost of fuel. The government is preparing on Sunday to approve cost-cutting measures to address the high price at the…
Police remove fuel protesters from Dublin center as disruption over soaring costs continues - The Morning Sun
LONDON (AP) — Police broke up a blockade in the center of Dublin by fuel protesters who have brought much of Ireland to a standstill during the past week as the government prepared on Sunday to approve cost-cutting measures they hope will end the six days of disruption over soaring costs at the pump. As tractors and trucks that had blocked O'Connell Street were rolling out of the capital, protests continued elsewhere, with police on the other si…
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