Fuel protests in Ireland as slow moving convoys to cause chaos on roads

NewsWorldEuropeFuel protests in Ireland as slow moving convoys to cause chaos on roads Gardai warned the protest could lead to ‘significant’ traffic disruptionBairbre Holmes Tuesday 07 April 2026 09:53 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2952839","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ireland-petrol-price-protest-roads-b2952839.html","title":"Fuel protests in Ireland as slow moving convoys to cause chaos on roads "}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-551","index":0}Fuels for Ireland said the global wholesale price of kerosene had increased by 74%, diesel by 48% and petrol by 15%, between last Friday and Thursday night (Brian Lawless/PA) (PA Wire)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGroun...