Final two fuel blockades end in Galway and Foynes as protesters at Rosslare Europort stand down
The Galway depot will reopen after a standoff at the city’s docks, while protesters in Foynes have voted to stand down.
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The Galway depot will reopen after a standoff at the city’s docks, while protesters in Foynes have voted to stand down.
Blockades of fuel depots in Limerick and Galway, as well as at the country's only refinery in Cork, are leading to fuel shortages countrywide.
The oil tanker Thun Gemini has docked at the Port of Galway after being stuck since Friday morning due to the blockade that was in place, Fuels for Ireland have confirmed.
It is estimated that around 20 fuel trucks will receive stock from the refinery today rather than the usual 200.
‘Everyone depends on fuel. That is why we are getting the backing of the people,’ says protester
Two depots in Galway and Limerick have been blockaded as well as the Cork oil refinery since the fuel protests began on Tuesday.
Protesters have carried out blockades at two fuel depots in Foynes, Co Limerick, and Co Galway, and at Ireland’s only oil refinery at Whitegate in Co Cork.
Around half of the country's fuel supplies are now locked in terminals and at the Whitegate refinery due to protests, Fuels For Ireland has said.
Irving Oil’s refinery at Whitegate in east Cork, supplies around 40 per cent of Ireland’s petroleum
CEO Kevin McPartlan said that when fuel deliveries are blocked, “the consequences are serious”.
A Garda operation is ongoing at Whitegate Refinery in Co. Cork to “ensure critical supplies of fuel” to maintain critical emergency public services. This includes ambulance and fir...
Wexford and Limerick protesters say they did not want situation to escalate
Follow developments as protests continue over rising fuel prices with significant disruption reported on the road network around the country
Gardaí also cleared the trucks and tractors blocking O'Connell Street in Dublin this morning - although the street remains closed to traffic at the moment.
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Large tractors that had been blocking the entrance to Whitegate oil refinery were moved and fuel tankers were once again able to access the site
Fuels for Ireland says it "will not be in a position to guarantee fuel availability at forecourts nationwide by early next week" if the blockades are not lifted by Monday.
Filling stations around the country are reporting shortages of fuel today (Thursday, April 9). Fuel protestors are continuing to stage blockades at ports in counties Cork, Limerick...
The Minister for Justice has confirmed that the Defence Forces will be deployed to remove vehicles blocking critical infrastructure as fuel price protests entered a third day.
At least half of the country's supplies are now effectively locked down by protestors outside the Whitegate Refinery in Cork Harbour - which is Ireland's only oil refinery.
Patrick O’Donovan suggests RTÉ report encouraged protesters to go to Whitegate
A small convoy of tractors and trucks is blocking both entrances to the Whitegate Oil Refinery in east Cork.
Some 600 of the 1,500 garages and petrol stations across the country have run out of diesel, petrol, or both as fuel protests continue nationwide.
The number of service stations across the country without fuel has fallen to around 300 - down from more than 600.
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