Tractors and trucks blocked O'Connell Street in Dublin during the fuel protests. “Most of our food is imported.”The brief exchange went to the heart of a contradiction in Ireland’s food supply. According to the Global Food Security Index, Ireland is the second most food secure country of the 113 monitored, with plenty of good quality, affordable food being produced. The next year again, wheat production fell by another 20 per cent, although there was a modest increase in barley and oats. How will the fuel protests end?

Source: The Irish Times April 12, 2026 06:30 UTC