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Friday 10 April 2026 Dublin: 7°C
Live Blog
Government to meet representative groups again tomorrow as fuel blockades continue
Fuel supplies at more forecourts are under threat of running dry as the three-day-long blockade continues.
fuel supply
Fire and ambulance services to be curtailed due to fuel shortages caused by protests
grassroots campaign
'Another few days will have things crippled': Inside the fuel price protest WhatsApp groups
Fuel blockade
Tensions at Whitegate: Gardaí hold a line as protesters linking arms block trucks from refinery
Explainer
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The Daily Poll
Do you think the government should meet with fuel protesters today?
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'F***ed off and f***ed over': Fianna Fáil backbenchers furious over handling of fuel protests
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fuel supply
Fire and ambulance services to be curtailed due to fuel shortages caused by protests
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Live Blog
Government to meet representative groups again tomorrow as fuel blockades continue
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SPOTLIGHT

Focus on Gaza The world's attention is on Iran, but six months on from the start of the ceasefire Gaza lies in ruin and its people face an uncertain future

on the ground
Over 7,000 missing as families search for those buried or detained
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illusion of peace
Ceasefire in name only: Israel's relentless targeting of Palestinians has not stopped
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detainees
Israel pushes on with its execution bill for Palestinian prisoners
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This Jordanian warehouse is holding tonnes of aid for Gaza but Israel won't let it through
BEST OF THE BOX
Review: Is Dan Levy's new crime comedy Big Mistakes worth watching?
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Fuel blockade
Tensions at Whitegate: Gardaí hold a line as protesters linking arms block trucks from refinery
An access road, known as the Low Road, at the refinery has been opened under agreement between gardaí and the protesters.
Niall O'Connor
Reporting from Whitegate.
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FactCheck
Old footage and incorrect hot takes fuelling misinformation around protests
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Explainer
Can the government cut carbon tax, and what would happen if it did?
Carbon tax is back on the agenda. Here’s what any changes would mean in the short and long term.
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fuel protests
Parcel delivery firm DPD temporarily suspending Irish services tomorrow due to fuel protest
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Galway
Further 36 sets of infant remains recovered from site of former Tuam mother and baby home
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Delays
Dublin Airport advises travellers to use back roads as M50 blocked
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PodcastThe Explainer
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Hospital Violence
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Private ADHD Care
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CPAP Machines
Around 18,000 breathing machines remediated in Ireland after defect led to recall
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Threats in Court
A death threat and panic buttons: Ireland’s courts are seeing increased aggression
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Garda Referral
Tusla has referred five emergency child care providers to Gardaí over vetting concerns
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Emergency Arrangements
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Suicide Prevention
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Residential Care
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The Daily Poll
Do you think the government should meet with fuel protesters today?
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National Ambulance Service
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fuel protests
Revenue to take ‘pragmatic approach’ as fuel protests hit business cash flows
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NASA
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Status Yellow
Wet and windy day ahead as Status Yellow warnings issued for eight counties
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Fuel protests enter fourth day, weather warnings to come into place across eight counties, and JD Vance heads to Pakistan for Iran peace talks
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Middle East
US vice president JD Vance flies to Pakistan for peace talks with Iran
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irish cuisine
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grassroots campaign
'Another few days will have things crippled': Inside the fuel price protest WhatsApp groups
The protests are being organised online by people within the sector after a major public meeting took place last month.
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VOICES

Thoughts and opinions on the stories that matter

Air travel after Iran
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Drink driving
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Petrol and diesel hikes
Government pushes the same old fix in a worsening climate crisis
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Playdates, parties and autism
The invitations some children never receive
Lucinda Murrihy
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Who really ends up behind bars in Ireland?
Lynn Ruane
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Mama's hangover
When mummy wine culture just isn’t cute anymore
Niamh O'Reilly
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Seven ways to de-stress
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The Masters
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The Morning Lead
From full-throated support to outrage, our readers have their say on the fuel protests
There was plenty of criticism for the government’s handling of the fuel crisis and the protests themselves.
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As it happened
Fuel protests: Dozens of forecourts out of petrol, panic buying underway and M50 still gridlocked
The National Emergency Coordination Group met this afternoon to discuss the response.
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Analysis
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east Cork
Whitegate blockade leader says protesters aren’t “acting the langer”
The Journal has spent the day with the protestors in Whitegate Refinery who are, for the most part, farming contractors and construction workers.
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let us know
How do you feel about the fuel protests and have you been impacted? We want to hear from you
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Dublin Airport
Airport passengers are walking along the side of the M50 to catch their flights due to protests
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Middle East
Netanyahu orders 'direct negotiations' with Lebanon after condemnation of Israeli strikes
The Iranian president today said the attacks rendered planned negotiations between Washington and Tehran “meaningless”.
Lebanon declared a national day of mourning after Israeli strikes killed at least 203 people yesterday.
The EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said the strkes were putting the ceasefire "under severe strain".
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