A small group of fuel protesters blocked the main lanes of the M50 between Blanchardstown and Finglas on Friday morning. [ Live updates as the fuel protests cause traffic disruption in Dublin and countrywideOpens in new window ]Roads and motorwaysFuel protests on a range of national routes are causing disruption for motorists in counties Clare, Limerick, Tipperary, Laois, Kilkenny, Westmeath, Carlow, Offaly, Kildare, Louth, Galway, Cork and Dublin. The M18/N18 is closed northbound and southbound between Dromonland and Newmarket-on-Fergus and northbound between Ennis and Tulla in Co Clare. Bus ÉireannBus Éireann services continue to be significantly impacted on Friday due to the fuel protests. [ ‘It’s blackmailing society’: How fuel protests are impacting IrelandOpens in new window ]Fuels For Ireland chief executive Kevin McPartlan said “panic buying has absolutely taken hold” and warned that “real significant life-death problems are going to be caused” with fuel supplies to emergency service vehicles under threat.

Source: The Irish Times April 10, 2026 19:11 UTC