Irish police on Sunday cleared tractors and trucks that had been blocking traffic and blockading oil infrastructure across the country during a wave of protests against surging fuel prices.
In a bid to ease the discontent, the government announced $586 million worth of spending increases and tax cuts to soften the impact on consumers and businesses.
Protesters, angered by a more than 20% rise in diesel prices since the outbreak of the Iran war, had used vehicles to block an oil refinery, two ports, a fuel terminal and Irish roads.
The protests caused major transport disruption in Dublin and left about a third of Ireland’s petrol stations without fuel, creating what Finance Minister Simon Harris described as a “very dangerous moment” for the country.
Police removed vehicles blocking access to Ireland’s only oil refinery on Saturday and cleared a blockade of Galway Port, a major fuel depot, and removed roadblocks in Dublin on Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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