Petrol and diesel prices on Thursday at a service station in Co Kildare (Cillian Sherlock/PA)– What is the reason for the protests? A man sits in a tractor wheel as vehicles are parked on O’Connell Street in Dublin (Brian Lawless/PA)– ⁠Who is behind them? John Dallon emerged as one spokesman for the Dublin protest (Brian Lawless/PA)It has been difficult to single out specific “organisers” for the nationwide effort. An ambulance drives past vehicles parked on O’Connell Street in Dublin (Brian Lawless/PA)– ⁠What areas have been impacted? Garda next to vehicles parked on O’Connell Street (Brian Lawless/PA)With the knock-on impacts that entails, pressure will increase on Government and State authorities to respond.

Source: The Herald April 10, 2026 11:44 UTC