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5th April 2026 - 11th April 2026

fuel protests

Parcel delivery firm DPD temporarily suspending Irish services tomorrow due to fuel protest

Updated 10 Apr

76.4k

142

Galway

Further 36 sets of infant remains recovered from site of former Tuam mother and baby home

10 Apr

10.7k

Delays

Dublin Airport advises travellers to use back roads as M50 blocked

Updated 10 Apr

36.9k

PodcastThe Explainer

How far can a protest go before the State steps in?

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Leitrim

Body of Liam Farrell to be exhumed as part of renewed investigation into his 2020 death

10 Apr

11.4k

The Daily Poll

Do you think the government should meet with fuel protesters today?

10 Apr

39.9k

161

National Ambulance Service

Ambulance workers say they've 'no option but to take action'

10 Apr

28.6k

fuel protests

Revenue to take ‘pragmatic approach’ as fuel protests hit business cash flows

10 Apr

21.3k

Status Yellow

Wet and windy day ahead as Status Yellow warnings issued for eight counties

Updated 10 Apr

19.6k

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

Updated 10 Apr

4.4k

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.

Eimer McAuley

10 Apr

69.7k

182

The Masters

Rory McIlroy shares lead at the Masters after helter-skelter 67

The 42

Updated 10 Apr

11.6k

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.

10 Apr

40.8k

174

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.

Updated 9 Apr

170k

284

News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Thursday

9 Apr

6.1k

Agóidithe breosla

An lá a chaith an Taoiseach ag fógairt dea-scéalta is ag seachaint léirsithe i gCorcaigh

9 Apr

3.8k

Analysis

Government's hardline response runs the risk of bolstering blockade movement

Christina Finn

9 Apr

18.8k

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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.

Niall O'Connor

Reporting from Whitegate

9 Apr

12.0k

Women in Sport

Women in the GAA: Wicklow’s April Fool’s post shows that inequality still runs deep

Leane Lifely

9 Apr

11.7k

let us know

How do you feel about the fuel protests and have you been impacted? We want to hear from you

Updated 9 Apr

29.6k

Dublin Airport

Airport passengers are walking along the side of the M50 to catch their flights due to protests

9 Apr

48.5k

fuel protests

'Serious misjudgement': Fuels for Ireland says blocking depots hurts households, not politicians

9 Apr

16.4k

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

9 Apr

1.7k

Donegal

Families of people killed in Creeslough say the government may hold an inquiry into the explosion

9 Apr

2.0k

fuel protests

Here are all the grim scenarios the government is preparing for if fuel blockades persist

An emergency meeting held today was told a lack of chemicals to treat water could result in a boil notice next week.

Christina Finn

9 Apr

75.8k

201

Ballina

Pedestrian (70s) seriously injured after collision with car in Mayo

9 Apr

8.0k

24m

Boxing

Talks underway for Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua fight at Croke Park, with Katie Taylor on the bill

The 42

9 Apr

7.2k

transport infrastructure ireland

This official traffic map might be the best way to track road protest closures in real time

9 Apr

62.3k

national unrest

Crisis management: Fuel protests leave the government caught between a rock and a hard place

Johnny Fallon

9 Apr

13.4k

Canary Islands

'One of the leaders' of Hutch group arrested in Lanzarote to contest extradition

9 Apr

15.3k

fuel protests

Up to 40 forecourts in Munster are running out of fuel or have closed pumps due to shortages

9 Apr

25.0k

moving house

Sale of Camden Yard paves way for Dublin City Council to move headquarters from Wood Quay

9 Apr

12.3k

FactCheck

'They’re going to shut everything': Why anonymous voice notes spread during big, uncertain events

9 Apr

11.0k

Delays

HSE Mid West meeting hears it’s taking some staff up to six hours to get to and from work

9 Apr

15.0k

fuel costs

Fuel prices 'driven by increases in wholesale cost' not price gouging, CCPC says

9 Apr

9.2k

scarlett faulkner

Family of Limerick woman critically injured in attack say life support to be switched off tomorrow

9 Apr

47.5k

Weather Warning

Heavy rain forecast with Status Yellow alerts issued for five more counties tomorrow

Updated 9 Apr

20.3k

Fuel Prices

Gardaí say protesters who don't move will face 'full rigours of the law'

Updated 9 Apr

79.8k

314

The Daily Poll

Should Ireland consider nuclear energy?

9 Apr

15.8k