@griptmedia Give me an hour in the Department of Finance with the expenditure accounts and I could come up with billions in savings. Too much money been squandered. Thats why people are angry.
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joe
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Tánaiste Simon Harris has defended the fact that over half of motor fuel prices are pure Government tax, arguing that "we have to take in a certain amount of taxation to run the country":
gript.ie/harris-defends…
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@FineGael Ive seen dog kennels that are bigger than 45m2. Who do you expect to live in them? Certainly not more than one person? So how is this going to help families? Get rid of the stupid size regulations. If a garden is big enough and people want to, let them build as big as they can.
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@SeanKellyMEP So a leader who does what is best for his own country and his people must not be allowed get elected
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Read my thoughts in the Sunday Independent today on how we must learn our lesson from having a spoiler like Orban in the EU, and what we must do to make it a better functioning foreign policy actor now he's gone
independent.ie/opinion/sean-k…
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Electricity prices could rise by "4 to 8%" in the summer, the Minister for Energy has warned rte.ie/news/ireland/2…
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Aontú research has shown that hundreds of millions of euro of carbon tax is just going into the state coffers, not into Carbon reducing supports, as the government claims.
The government is Carbon tax gouging people in an energy crisis.
m.independent.ie/irish-news/acc…
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@dubsoulrebel @SkyIreland Go to their bank and stop the direct debit and tell the bank not let sky take anymore
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Just here with my parents (aged 70s & 80s) @SkyIreland
They’ve been trying for ages to end the contract & keep getting passed around by your call centre
Looking at their bill here & they are being charged for stuff like Sky Kids and Sports package that the never wanted. Awful
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@CorkGourmetGuy Most democratic?its the most corrupt system in the world designed to keep the big parties in government. A straight up 1 person 1 vote is more democratic because it gives the smaller candidates a chance. Transfers are a load of bollocks
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Ireland has the most democratic election system in the world. The far-right have never & will never get enough votes to be a serious political threat here.
Even those who protested won't vote for them because Irish people are inherently decent & caring & shun hate
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@eoinneylon Now do a table for energy bills, price of insurance, rent price. Its not just about the price of fuel on its own. Its a culmination of everything going up constantly.
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Once the new 10c reduction comes into affect tonight, this will bring prices in Ireland down this table further. Price of oil going up is negating that, however.
Worth noting that the average wage in Ireland is 54% above the EU average wage though. (ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/p…)
World of Statistics@stats_feed
🛢️ Diesel price per litre across Europe as of April 9th 2026 🇳🇱 Netherlands: €2.58 🇩🇰 Denmark: €2.56 🇩🇪 Germany: €2.43 🇧🇪 Belgium: €2.31 🇫🇮 Finland: €2.26 🇫🇷 France: €2.23 🇦🇹 Austria: €2.23 🇸🇪 Sweden: €2.20 🇱🇺 Luxembourg: €2.19 🇱🇹 Lithuania: €2.18 🇵🇹 Portugal: €2.13 🇮🇪 Ireland: €2.10 🇮🇹 Italy: €2.09 🇬🇷 Greece: €2.07 🇱🇻 Latvia: €2.06 🇪🇪 Estonia: €2.03 🇷🇴 Romania: €2.02 🇨🇿 Czechia: €1.98 🇭🇷 Croatia: €1.87 🇨🇾 Cyprus: €1.84 🇪🇸 Spain: €1.81 🇵🇱 Poland: €1.80 🇸🇮 Slovenia: €1.77 🇸🇰 Slovakia: €1.75 🇧🇬 Bulgaria: €1.70 🇭🇺 Hungary: €1.67 The most expensive diesel? Netherlands 🇳🇱 The cheapest? Hungary 🇭🇺 Source: Eurostat
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A second set of measures has been introduced in a short space of time - the highest and largest intervention that any government in the European Union has made. We’ll continue to support people while accelerating the shift to renewable energy
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@Nialler6767 @sickofthis54 Why dont you have a go at them? Sitting on the ditch waiting for someone else to do the dirty work
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@sickofthis54 I definitely would not. I'd love to see them and the guards going at it
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#fuelprotest
The fuel protest movement is led and directed by the far-right and is a direct and serious assault on liberal representative democracy by the Ireland First far-right.
The protests are an attack on Irish democracy.
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@WestKerrylad Didnt the government stop people travelling more than 5km from their home not so long ago?
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This a disgrace,
Nobody in this country has the right to decide who travels and who doesn't.
Whatever grievance you have however valid you do not have the right to hold the country to ransom.
Well done Gardai
#fuelprotest
An Garda Síochána@GardaTraffic
An Garda Síochána is aware of alleged intimidation and harassment of drivers of trucks and fuel tankers going about their lawful business. This is unacceptable. This is not protest. This is criminal activity. An Garda Síochána will investigate all complaints received!
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@OCallaghanJim @gardainfo @fiannafailparty The ownership of Ireland belongs to the people of Ireland. Not the government. You seem to forget you are public representatives not overlords
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@OCallaghanJim @gardainfo @fiannafailparty Its all Tommy Robinsons fault. As if half the people involved in the protests even know who he is.
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@eoinneylon How about increasing corporate tax? How much would a 2% increase bring in? Or maybe a windfall tax on insurance and electricity companies? Or maybe a cut in TD's salaries and pensions? Plenty of ways to make up the losses while not burdening taxpayers any more
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One thing I've not heard anyone answer is, beyond the €250mn reduction in fuel taxes already in effect (costing the exchequer €4mn a day) where the shortfall should be made up from if we are to cut taxes substantially further? Spending on schools, hospitals, road maintenance?
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Imagine if all the tractors and Hauliers landed on Doonbeg Golf Course to protest Trumps illegal invasion of Iran, that caused the oil crisis!
They'd get unconditional support and immediate attention from a terrified government. 🇮🇪🇵🇸🇮🇷
Shane Corr ☘️@Default69202648
There are no fuel protests at Trump Doonbeg, which is just a coincidence.
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@MichealMartinTD So you wont talk to the serfs, they are below you? You only want to talk to someone who can be bought off.
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Government has and will continue to engage with nationally constituted representative organisations representing different sectors.
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@SimonHarrisTD Did your government follows the laws of the land when you built a load of IPAS centres without planning permission?
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The blocking of the distribution of fuel is a sinister and despicable attack on our economy and our society. This is not a lawless country. The laws of the land must and will be applied without fear.
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Trump just explained why he turned on NATO:
“It all began with Greenland. We want Greenland. They don’t want to give it to us. And I said bye bye.”
The most powerful military alliance in human history.
75 years of collective defense.
The foundation of postwar Western security.
Ended because Denmark wouldn’t sell an island.
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A family home was demolished in Navan 2 weeks ago because it had no planning.
Now we hear the government is going to build 6 super sized IPAS centres without any planning permission at all.
This is a disgrace.
Aontú will introduce a bill to return planning to all IPAS centres.
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