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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Cillian Sherlock

Irish fuel protests causing ‘serious concern’ for emergency services

People with their luggage walk past the heavy traffic on Dublin’s M50 Northbound (Brian Lawless/PA) - (PA Wire)

There is “serious concern” over fuel supplies for Irish emergency service vehicles after three days of protests over petrol and diesel costs arising out of the war in the Middle East.

Hauliers and agricultural contractors began protests at various sites around the country on Tuesday by implementing slow-moving convoys on motorways, restricting access to Dublin’s busiest streets and blockading fuel depots that supply half the country.

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