Nationwide fuel protests continued to cause widespread disruption on Friday, with more planned for the weekend. Photograph: CollinsThe Government is hoping to face down fuel protests with the prospect of a multimillion-euro package of supports which will be signed off only once the protests have been stood down – and with tougher enforcement by gardaí. An Garda Siochána has declared an exceptional event as a result of the protests in agreement with Garda associations. Meanwhile, it emerged that Geoghegan, one of the most prominent voices of this week’s protests, has convictions for animal cruelty and neglect involving large numbers of cattle. He said the animal cruelty cases were not his “issue” and were “before my time on the farm”.

Source: The Irish Times April 10, 2026 21:49 UTC