A local businessman is urging hauliers and contractors to attend an emergency fuel crisis meeting tomorrow evening.
The meeting is taking place at the Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise at 5 o'clock.
It follows Government excise duty cuts earlier this week.
Fuel prices have continued to spiral following the US and Israel's military intervention in Iran.
Ballinasloe councillor and meeting organiser Declan Geraghty says the carbon tax should be suspended:
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Mr Geraghty, whose business has offices in Williamstown and Roscommon, says hauliers and contractors need to come together:
