The voices of rural young people will be heard at the government meeting scheduled with representative organisations regarding the fuel cost crisis. As nationwide fuel protests continue, Macra has called for urgent and targeted support for young people living in rural Ireland ahead of Friday’s fuel meeting at Agriculture House in Dublin. These are costs that young farmers simply cannot absorb, particularly at a time of other input pressures. More than 370 young farmers, contractors, and rural dwellers responded to a Fuel and Fertiliser Crisis survey circulated by Macra to its membership. Ms O’Neill said: “Our priority is to ensure that fuel costs, particularly agri-diesel, white diesel and petrol, are brought back to manageable levels.

Source: Irish Examiner April 11, 2026 06:46 UTC