Irish - This month April 2026
Tensions at Whitegate: Garda Public Order Unit leave refinery as stand off continues
An access road, known as the Low Road, at the refinery had been opened under agreement between gardaí and the protesters.
Can the government cut carbon tax, and what would happen if it did?
Carbon tax is back on the agenda. Here’s what any changes would mean in the short and long term.
From full-throated support to outrage, our readers have their say on the fuel protests
There was plenty of criticism for the government’s handling of the fuel crisis and the protests themselves.
Whitegate blockade leader says protesters aren’t “acting the langer”
The Journal has spent the day with the protestors in Whitegate Refinery who are, for the most part, farming contractors and construction workers.


