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Fuel price protestors 'not doing it for the craic', says local TD

Apr 8, 2026 16:48
By Shannonside News
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Fuel price protestors 'not doing it for the craic', says local TD

It comes as the Justice Minister met with Gardai to discuss the ongoing blockades of of ports and fuel depots.

Farmers, hauliers and contractors protesting the rising cost of fuel are not doing so lightly. That's according to a local TD who says protestors have been left with little option but to blockade Dublin today. Independent Ireland's Michael Fitzmaurice was speaking during a second day of protests nationwide. It comes as the Justice Minister met with Gardai to discuss the ongoing blockades of of ports and fuel depots. Deputy Fitzmaurice has laid the blame for the protests firmly at the Government's door:

The Roscommon-Galway TD says some sectors have been left behind:

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