Sarah Byrne 🇮🇪

@brianmlucey There appears to be more to this story 👇 x.com/i/status/20438…

We need this for anyone and anything blocking the roads. Seize the vehicles, fine the drivers.

@griptmedia How the Carbon Tax was budgeted to be spent in 2026, based on projections of tax received. Primarily DSP Payments and Social Housing retrofits.

"In terms of the carbon tax, it brings in about €1.4 billion...it's a very important source of revenue": Ben Scallan asks Taoiseach Micheál Martin if, by postponing the carbon tax hike, he's not tacitly admitting that carbon tax increases hurt people financially.

@Independent_ie I'm so sorry about Willow's condition, but even in the video attached to this news item, one can see that the hard shoulder was being used for access. The protestors are normal family people, who understand. MSM is rife with lies. x.com/i/status/20416…

Mother of disabled daughter slams ‘selfish’ protesters after having to cancel hospital appointment buff.ly/mLJ0e8d

Sharing this message Ireland 🇮🇪 Check this out. A little birdie told me, and the little birdie is an old bailey judge, That big jim o callaghan enacted the powers of the terrorism act and without consulatation with the minister of defence and called for the use of the army. None of the farmers behaved nor reacted in a way that warented the introduction of the terrorism act and now all protesters who were harmed during the attacks are fully entitled to sue the state for injury and loss. This little birdie says that the media is trying to use the word blockade as it would give reasonable cause for the reaction but when did a blockade occur that didnt involve a foreign nation. No wonder Mr Martin looked worried rather that pleased when the protests finished. All injured parties it seems can now sue the state. According to The Law Dictionary (powered by Black's Law Dictionary), a blockade is defined as a maritime or terrestrial operation, typically in war, intended to prevent all communication, commerce, or passage to and from a specific port, coast, or location by surrounding it with armed forces. Key Elements of a Blockade (Historical Context): Purpose: To prevent ingress (entry) and egress (exit) of vessels or goods. Method: A blockade must be maintained by an effective, physically present force, not merely declared on paper. Legal Status: A legitimate blockade, in international law, requires notification to neutral powers and established blockade runners can be captured. Now that dosnt sound like a bunch of farmers heating themselves with a fire and having a sing song while eating sandwiches does it? James Conway Dromore West Sligo.

What? The guy who "travelled from the UK" -to drive too slowly on a motorway....lived just over the border, 60kms+ from the Garda stop. Could he not be one of many NI people who works in the ROI? This is a recording one of the lads made of the stop. x.com/i/status/20438…

@louthec @thejournal_ie So it appears - but like many from NI, perhaps he works for the company in the Republic, and maybe his employer sent him out?🤷‍♀️

@Caddy6912 @thejournal_ie One from Armagh????

Two truck drivers accused of dangerous driving on M1 during fuel protest appear in court jrnl.ie/7012522

@keira_con @IrishTimes This is from yesterday. Delay in care is not caused by the fuel protests. I note that the ambulances pictured are not Emergency/Paramedics but they are still patients requiring care.

@IrishTimes Are they going to send in the riot squad to deal with them after all it is a emergency service what about the patients, are they going to take away their driving licenses and insurance ? Will pepper spray me used ?

More than 2,000 frontline ambulance staff set to strike over pay irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/0…

I'm conflicted about posting this...but there are always many sides to a story. Draw your own conclusions . x.com/i/status/20438…

@real_eire This is the recording one of the lads made - draw your own conclusions 🤷‍♀️ x.com/i/status/20438…

Gardai are now impounding protesters tractors. They taking away any chance these men have of making a living.

@lumactire @independent_ire @MichaelC_IND_TD @RichardODonoghu @kenoflynnTD @ciaranmullooly Below is a clip of David Hall CEO of Lifeline Ambulances - with a fleet 1/5 of the size of the HSEs #fuelprotest x.com/i/status/20416…

@independent_ire @MichaelC_IND_TD @RichardODonoghu @kenoflynnTD @ciaranmullooly you prevented fire engines and ambulances from getting fuel, blocked people from attending medical appointments and funerals and added to the stress of cancer patients undergoing treatment

Iconic image of Galway West Candidate Cllr Noel Thomas at Galway Port standing strong with the people of Galway, exactly as he has done for many years. #votenoelthomas #GalwayWest #fuelprotest @MichaelC_IND_TD @RichardODonoghu @kenoflynnTD @ciaranmullooly

As protests and Public Order deployments regrettably become more regular, is it time to ask whether Garda Inspectors should carry visible ID numbers? Is accountability in fast-moving situations not a reasonable public concern? #fuelprotest

@TRobinsonNewEra @mealfitz This is an Garda Inspector’s insignia. Inspectors and above do not carry visible ID numbers. That said, in Public Order situations I feel, it is reasonable to ask how individual accountability is maintained in fast-moving deployments where public identification can matter 🤔

Can anyone identify this uniform ? It’s from a police unit in Ireland 🇮🇪

@XXXAstroAlXXX @griptmedia This logic is: It doesn't affect me, so tax someone else? Ok, I've no kids - I want out of school supports! 😏. Except we all contribute. That’s how a society works 🤷‍♀️ Fuel isn’t just cars - it underpins manufacturing, business, logistics, services etc. It affects everyone!

@griptmedia Well the government would do well to remember that not everybody's was effected by Petrol, Diesel or price of oil. We are not all in this together And when budget day comes around it would be advisable to increase Road Tax, VRT and Stamp Duty on motorists before taxing everbody

BEN SCALLAN: “While merely postponing a tax hike might seem like a relatively minor step on paper, the political ripple effect that this will have will be incredibly significant. It has seriously undermined the carbon tax at a foundational level”: gript.ie/government-bli…

@MichealLehane Whitegate is critical infrastructure - agreed (though it was sold in 2001 🤔). But no one was blowing it up 🙄 it was a protest! Yet Defence Forces and riot Gardaí were sent to 'protect'?. Are we not entitled to ask - who called that - and why escalate before any engagement?

Asked if Jim O’Callaghan discussed using Defence Forces with Taoiseach and Tánaiste last Wednesday, a spokesperson for the Taoiseach said they spoke “regarding the blockade of critical infrastructure, particularly the Whitegate oil refinery and the government’s response to that”

@JohnJCarvill Sadly...people like this.. x.com/i/status/20435…

It seems to becoming very clear that the Defence Forces were deeply uneasy about being ordered to turn on their own people. However the Garda Public Order Unit did so with gusto. It makes one wonder about the character of those being recruited into the Gardai.

@x0CtrlAltDel @Independent_ie This is the 2026 Budget Allocations for projected Carbon Taxes.

@Independent_ie “Delayed”. Explain exactly how taxing is for carbon works at a civilian level. Did raising cigarette prices stop people smoking? No. Alcohol prices. No. You are all pathetic control hungry monsters.

Blockades stood down and public transport services resume; Excise duty cut further and carbon tax rise delayed in €500m of concessions to fuel protesters buff.ly/FZBPZt3

@MichealLehane @SarahAMcInerney @morningireland And what about Catherine Connolly, is she not the Commander and Chief of the Defence Forces? Was she even advised by #jimocallaghan?

“Things at a senior level can be improved,” says Defence Minister Helen McEntee when asked by @SarahAMcInerney if Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan had consulted her before announcing that the Defence Forces could be deployed during the fuel protests. @morningireland

@CulchieC @Toibin1 Even the protestors weren't looking for handouts - they were looking for a reduction in the cost of fuel - meaning a reduction in govt profiteering off the higher prices. Everyone was to benefit - but the Govt decided to give handouts to the IRHA etc and then had to extend them.

@Toibin1 It ain't Covid but since then people expect government handouts if it rains.

Aontú is mobilising our membership cumainn in each of the 43 constituencies around the state to be election ready. We will be ready to challenge this government in every ballot box across the country. Are you ready? aontu.ie/join-us/

Is this the standard of public debate now? Michael McDowell and David Quinn - sarcasm, score-settling, no real engagement. It’s not debate. It’s performance. No wonder people feel unheard and that trust is eroded 🤷‍♀️