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Standoff at Whitegate: Public order gardaí wait as protesters to allow fuel for emergency services
An access road, known as the Low Road, at the refinery has been opened under agreement between gardaí and the protesters.
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.


