Ireland Fuel Protests End Blockades After €500M Government Package

Protests kicked off on April 7 over skyrocketing fuel prices from global oil spikes and local taxes, hitting farmers, hauliers, and families hard.

The government responded with over €500 million in tax cuts, energy supports, and excise reductions, prompting major blockades at Whitegate refinery and Dublin sites to lift.

While Conor McGregor called for a national strike and supplies slowly recover, opposition parties plan a no-confidence vote Tuesday that could pressure the coalition.

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