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Some very creative accounting was needed to greenlight the Galway ring road
# Round The Bend
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# Round The Bend

Some very creative accounting was needed to greenlight the Galway ring road

Apr 11th 2026, 6:30 AM 6,410 Views 33 Comments

Essential goods shortages 'only a matter of time' if fuel protests continue
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Essential goods shortages 'only a matter of time' if fuel protests continue

Apr 11th 2026, 6:00 AM 2,783 Views 29 Comments

Every garda in the country ordered to work for next three days for ‘exceptional event’
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# Fuel Protests

Every garda in the country ordered to work for next three days for ‘exceptional event’

Apr 10th 2026, 10:50 PM 4,566 Views 4 Comments

Status Yellow weather warnings issued for six counties tomorrow
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Status Yellow weather warnings issued for six counties tomorrow

Apr 10th 2026, 10:08 PM 4,926 Views 0 Comments

Here's What Happened Today: Friday
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# News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Friday

Apr 10th 2026, 9:04 PM 578 Views 0 Comments

McIlroy makes flying start to Masters second round, Rose the clubhouse leader
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McIlroy makes flying start to Masters second round, Rose the clubhouse leader

Apr 10th 2026, 8:36 PM 1 View 0 Comments

Fuel protests to continue after no agreement reached in government meeting with representatives
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Fuel protests to continue after no agreement reached in government meeting with representatives

Apr 10th 2026, 8:24 PM 2,657 Views 15 Comments

'F***ed off and f***ed over': Fianna Fáil backbenchers furious over handling of fuel protests
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# Not Happy

'F***ed off and f***ed over': Fianna Fáil backbenchers furious over handling of fuel protests

Apr 10th 2026, 6:05 PM 22,548 Views 76 Comments

The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz
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# Newshound Quiz

The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz

Apr 10th 2026, 5:54 PM 261 Views 0 Comments

Healthy teenager to spend weekend in hospital rather than Tusla site due to motorway protests
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Healthy teenager to spend weekend in hospital rather than Tusla site due to motorway protests

Apr 10th 2026, 5:37 PM 11,665 Views 0 Comments

Old footage and incorrect hot takes fuelling misinformation around protests
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Old footage and incorrect hot takes fuelling misinformation around protests

Apr 10th 2026, 3:17 PM 2,299 Views 0 Comments

Standoff at Whitegate: Public order gardaí wait as protesters to allow fuel for emergency services
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# Fuel Blockade

Standoff at Whitegate: Public order gardaí wait as protesters to allow fuel for emergency services

Apr 10th 2026, 2:27 PM 3,008 Views 15 Comments

An access road, known as the Low Road, at the refinery has been opened under agreement between gardaí and the protesters.

Further 36 sets of infant remains recovered from site of former Tuam mother and baby home
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# Galway

Further 36 sets of infant remains recovered from site of former Tuam mother and baby home

Apr 10th 2026, 1:34 PM 4,637 Views 59 Comments

Parcel delivery firm DPD temporarily suspending Irish services tomorrow due to fuel protest
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# Fuel Protests

Parcel delivery firm DPD temporarily suspending Irish services tomorrow due to fuel protest

Apr 10th 2026, 12:42 PM 8,931 Views 15 Comments

Taoiseach's trade mission to Canada called off as government grapples with ongoing fuel protests
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Taoiseach's trade mission to Canada called off as government grapples with ongoing fuel protests

Apr 10th 2026, 12:30 PM 6,593 Views 52 Comments

Body of Liam Farrell to be exhumed as part of renewed investigation into his 2020 death
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Body of Liam Farrell to be exhumed as part of renewed investigation into his 2020 death

Apr 10th 2026, 10:57 AM 4,351 Views 0 Comments

Do you think the government should meet with fuel protesters today?
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# The Daily Poll

Do you think the government should meet with fuel protesters today?

Apr 10th 2026, 10:36 AM 16,467 Views 90 Comments

More ambulance workers vote for industrial action, up to and including strike action
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# National Ambulance Service

More ambulance workers vote for industrial action, up to and including strike action

Apr 10th 2026, 10:34 AM 2,346 Views 0 Comments

Revenue to take ‘pragmatic approach’ as fuel protests hit business cash flows
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# Fuel Protests

Revenue to take ‘pragmatic approach’ as fuel protests hit business cash flows

Apr 10th 2026, 10:09 AM 7,651 Views 29 Comments

Dublin Airport advises passengers to allow extra time for their journey if they’re flying today
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# Delays

Dublin Airport advises passengers to allow extra time for their journey if they’re flying today

Apr 10th 2026, 8:46 AM 2,709 Views 12 Comments

Wind and rain warnings for eight counties to come into place later this morning
# Status Yellow
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# Status Yellow

Wind and rain warnings for eight counties to come into place later this morning

Apr 10th 2026, 7:28 AM 9,980 Views 5 Comments

Champ’s Choice: Rory McIlroy served himself first at Augusta
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# Irish Cuisine

Champ’s Choice: Rory McIlroy served himself first at Augusta

Apr 10th 2026, 7:00 AM 2,822 Views 5 Comments

Fuel supplies dwindling and part of M50 closed, with national emergency group to meet later From TheJournal.ie
Live Apr 10th 2026, 6:46 AM

Fuel supplies dwindling and part of M50 closed, with national emergency group to meet later

'Another few days will have things crippled': Inside the protest WhatsApp groups
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# Grassroots Campaign

'Another few days will have things crippled': Inside the protest WhatsApp groups

Apr 10th 2026, 6:00 AM 5,017 Views 25 Comments

Rory McIlroy shares lead at the Masters after helter-skelter 67
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# The Masters

Rory McIlroy shares lead at the Masters after helter-skelter 67

Updated Apr 10th 2026, 12:25 AM 4,311 Views 10 Comments

From full-throated support to outrage, our readers have their say on the fuel protests
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# Your Stories

From full-throated support to outrage, our readers have their say on the fuel protests

Apr 9th 2026, 11:11 PM 6 Views 0 Comments

There was plenty of criticism for the government’s handling of the fuel crisis and the protests themselves.

Here's What Happened Today: Thursday
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# News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Thursday

Apr 9th 2026, 8:50 PM 3,884 Views 0 Comments

An lá a chaith an Taoiseach ag fógairt dea-scéalta is ag seachaint léirsithe i gCorcaigh
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# Agóidithe Breosla

An lá a chaith an Taoiseach ag fógairt dea-scéalta is ag seachaint léirsithe i gCorcaigh

Apr 9th 2026, 7:37 PM 2,333 Views 3 Comments

Government's hardline response runs the risk of bolstering blockade movement
# Analysis
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Government's hardline response runs the risk of bolstering blockade movement

Apr 9th 2026, 7:30 PM 5,300 Views 39 Comments

How far can a protest go before the State steps in?
Whitegate blockade leader says protesters aren’t “acting the langer”
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# East Cork

Whitegate blockade leader says protesters aren’t “acting the langer”

Apr 9th 2026, 7:22 PM 2,942 Views 16 Comments

The Journal has spent the day with the protestors in Whitegate Refinery who are, for the most part, farming contractors and construction workers.

Women in the GAA: Wicklow’s April Fool’s post shows that inequality still runs deep
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# Women In Sport

Women in the GAA: Wicklow’s April Fool’s post shows that inequality still runs deep

Apr 9th 2026, 7:00 PM 5,938 Views 32 Comments

How do you feel about the fuel protests and have you been impacted? We want to hear from you
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# Let Us Know

How do you feel about the fuel protests and have you been impacted? We want to hear from you

Updated Apr 9th 2026, 6:50 PM 25,183 Views 5 Comments

Airport passengers are walking along the side of the M50 to catch their flights due to protests
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# Dublin Airport

Airport passengers are walking along the side of the M50 to catch their flights due to protests

Apr 9th 2026, 5:54 PM 19,127 Views 68 Comments

'Serious misjudgement': Fuels for Ireland says blocking depots hurts households, not politicians
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# Fuel Protests

'Serious misjudgement': Fuels for Ireland says blocking depots hurts households, not politicians

Apr 9th 2026, 4:56 PM 7,325 Views 42 Comments

Families of people killed in Creeslough say the government may hold an inquiry into the explosion
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# Donegal

Families of people killed in Creeslough say the government may hold an inquiry into the explosion

Apr 9th 2026, 4:27 PM 1,000 Views 3 Comments

Army called in to dismantle blockades as fuel protests continue for third day From TheJournal.ie
Live Apr 9th 2026, 11:13 AM

Army called in to dismantle blockades as fuel protests continue for third day