Second day of mayhem on the roads expected as fuel protestors say they are going nowhere

A number of slow-moving convoys traveled into the capital on Tuesday morning, causing significant travel delays for commuters going to work and trying to get home in the evening.

Several other protests took place in other counties across the country, including in Galway and Cork, where more slow-moving convoys traveled into the city centers to protest the increased fuel prices as a result of the US and Israel’s war in Iran.

After reaching O’Connell Street on Tuesday afternoon, many protestors said that they planned on remaining in Dublin City Center overnight, with them making good on that promise, as the protests have continued.

Gardaí have warned that possible road blocks may be in place on roads leading to Dublin Airport and Dublin Port, with the protests beginning at 6.30am.

The protests have also disrupted public transport routes — with the LUAS green line being disrupted between St Stephen’s Green and Dominic [Street] due to the protestors blocking the tracks on the O’Connell Bridge.

 A second day of fuel protests is set to bring more chaos to roads in the capital.

Gardaí have confirmed in a statement on Wednesday morning (April 8) that the protests are continuing, with traffic at O’Connell Street and the O’Connell Bridge at a standstill.

Traffic is also affected on the North and South Quays in Dublin City Center.

"There is ongoing protest activity currently disrupting traffic in Dublin City Center. O’Connell Street and O’Connell Bridge are at a standstill, and both the North and South Quays are now also affected," Gardaí wrote on Twitter (X).

"Please plan your journeys accordingly."

Several slow-moving convoys traveled along a number of motorways into Dublin City on Tuesday morning (April 7), converging at O’Connell Street for a rally that included Sinn Féin TD Matt Carthy, Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín, and Independent Ireland’s Michael Collins.

 A second day of fuel protests is set to bring more chaos to roads in the capital.

The protests are also taking place in Galway, Cork and Limerick, with Gardaí advising motorists to plan their journeys accordingly.

The disruptions are occurring on the Ballysimon Road and on the N21 from Adare to Limerick City in Limerick, at the Docks in Galway, and in both directions on the Macroom bypass in Cork.

Speaking after the protests began on Tuesday, Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris said that while "everyone has a right to protest in a democracy… these aren’t consequence-free actions.

We shouldn’t pit sectors against sectors," Mr. Harris added. "This is a moment of national challenge, and no one sector is more important than the other, and we have to work through this."

* This article was published on Extra.ie.