‘Significant’ traffic delays continue in Dublin and on M50“Significant traffic delays” remain on O’Connell Street and sections of the M50 due to slow-moving convoys, according to An Garda Síochána. “Our fuel prices have gone up 20 per cent – something like that. Photograph: Chris MaddaloniA small crowd gathered outside the GPO on O’Connell Street this morning as part of a protest over surging fuel prices, writes Cian O’Connell. “I know of services that have told parents already they’re going to stop.”Boyd said the Government should cap fuel prices at €1.70 and scrap the carbon tax. The Portlaoise fuel protest involving trucks, tractors and vans continues to travel from J17 in a slow-moving convoy back to the same junction.

Source: The Irish Times April 07, 2026 13:07 UTC