DUBLIN (April 12): Irish police cleared tractors and trucks on Sunday that had been blocking traffic in central Dublin for five days in a protest against surging fuel prices, as the government moves to limit the economic fallout from a wave of blockades. Police on Saturday cleared the blockade from the country's only oil refinery and on Sunday said they had started an operation to clear a blockade of Galway Port. The government has refused to negotiate with the protesters, who included farmers, drivers and contractors. But it is holding talks with agricultural and transport industry groups about measures to alleviate fuel cost hikes. A poll in the Sunday Independent newspaper showed that 56% of voters surveyed supported the protesters, but that most supporters of the two governing parties opposed them.

Source: The Edge Markets April 12, 2026 09:24 UTC