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'F***ed off and f***ed over': Fianna Fáil backbenchers furious over handling of fuel protests

10 Apr

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fuel supply

Fire and ambulance services to be curtailed due to fuel shortages caused by protests

Updated 10 Apr

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Newshound Quiz

The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz

10 Apr

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Healthy teenager to spend weekend in hospital rather than Tusla site due to motorway protests

10 Apr

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Evening Wrap

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

10 Apr

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FactCheck

Old footage and incorrect hot takes fuelling misinformation around protests

10 Apr

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fuel protests

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

Updated 10 Apr

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Galway

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

10 Apr

10.6k

Delays

Dublin Airport advises travellers to use back roads as M50 blocked

Updated 10 Apr

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PodcastThe Explainer

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

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

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National Ambulance Service

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

10 Apr

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fuel protests

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

10 Apr

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NASA

Artemis II astronauts prepare for re-entry and splashdown

10 Apr

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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

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Middle East

US vice president JD Vance flies to Pakistan for peace talks with Iran

10 Apr

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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.

Eimer McAuley

10 Apr

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The Masters

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

The 42

Updated 10 Apr

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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.

10 Apr

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Russia

Putin announces ceasefire in Ukraine war for Orthodox Easter

9 Apr

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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.

Updated 9 Apr

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Epstein files

Melania Trump denies alleged links to Jeffrey Epstein in unexpected public address

9 Apr

20.3k

News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Thursday

9 Apr

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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

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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

11.8k

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

48.4k

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".

Updated 9 Apr

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fuel protests

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

9 Apr

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Evening Wrap

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

9 Apr

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Donegal

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

9 Apr

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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

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Ballina

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

9 Apr

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Boxing

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

The 42

9 Apr

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transport infrastructure ireland

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

9 Apr

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