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@blurredfrank @GovIE The recent jump in fuel costs was/is not down to taxes or excise. Global supply and pricing issues outside the control of Governments generally..

35 years ago, French and British workers met under the English Channel, shaking hands through the final tunnel breakthrough

@john_mcguirk @LordGamblore The bulk of the increase arises from global fuel pricing ... nothing to do with taxation or excise.. excise has been cut by 17c petrol, 22c diesel, and is at 7c on farm diesel While I have no doubt there will be further alleviation measures, they cannot be mob-handled into those

The owner of Monroes pub in Galway calling for politicans to be assassinated. "We could do with a few Lee Harveys showing up at the Dáil"

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Roscommon Injury Unit continues to expand its specialist care team with the appointment of Méabh Casey roscommonpeople.ie/roscommon-univ…

The Taoiseach says the current protests across the country are wrong, he also believes the protests do not have the support of the majority of the public as they are disrupting people’s livelihoods.

Real shame these people wouldn't protest at Shannon. Thats where the root cause of their fuel increases are operating from.

@farmersjournal They pay 7 cents a litre on farm diesel. Do they, farmers, want a zero rate excise for them only? They can claim tax relief on farm diesel as a business expense, but also a carbon tax relief, at full marginal rates, of 130 euro per 1,000 litres of green diesel.

Imagine blocking emergency service vehicles… I saw images of ambulances as well trying to make their way through blockades.

m.independent.ie/irish-news/not… If you or I abandoned our car on the motorway it'd be seized and rightly so. Same if we deliberately drove slowly to cause disruption. Seize the vehicles involved. It's not the government fault there's a war.

This idiot does not represent any recognised group of people. And yet he seems to be holding Dublin City to ransom. Where is the Garda Public Unit? Is it not illegal to block traffic?

I messaged him before trying to explain things he was saying in videos were completely false and damaging to farmers, sent me a deluge of insanely violent voice notes in response😆In the era of GenAI it's just bewildering that people can't do a simple fact check online. Embarrassing for us as a nation to have the voices of people like this in the public domain.

@petulamartyn Blocking the fuel deport and also blocking the grain stores meaning some farmers can’t get grain out to feed their animals…

Agriculture Minister Martin Heydon condemns fuel protests as ‘they are impacting farmers & causing animal welfare issues’ He’s received reports milk is not being collected from some dairy farmers - ‘denying them a means to make a living’ Says he’ll meet agri sector reps Friday

@Radhg4 @CaseyjohnAFC A neighbour missed a hospital appointment in UHG yesterday due to fuel protest. You can be certain the Minister's cars have enough fuel. Who is suffering? Ordinary people.

@Sportingmarie @CaseyjohnAFC Wait until energy lockdowns to protest? You work for the state or something?

Fair play to everyone that turned out today protesting , few unhappy campers but they must be okay with getting ripped off , this government are a disgrace with their carryon the way this country is run 😳🤷‍♂️#fuelprotest

Absolute joke Shannon airport flights missed UHL hospital appointments missed (tbf HSE Staff are trying to accommodate late arrivals) How does an ambulance get through this traffic? @RichardODonoghu is this what you are supporting??

@farmersjournal These protests have been infiltrated by extreme right wing gangs and political populists remember the Dublin riots started with the fascist gangs backing anything apposed to good governance and law and order. It's the same vibe look at social media posts Gardai hope monitoring.

@NewstalkFM Hard to believe the media are giving this man a voice, a well known far right agitator - easy knowing he has no work to do in the fields 🙄

@CaseyjohnAFC Alot less than other Governments. Oil prices are going to increase again. Far better to wait till that happens for protests. This one is premature.

@Sportingmarie The Irish Government are taking more than half the price of every litre in taxes