Irish government survives vote of confidence over handling of fuel protests

NewsWorldEuropeIrish government survives vote of confidence over handling of fuel protestsThe motion was triggered by the main opposition party Sinn Fein, who criticised the coalition's handling of recent fuel protestsGrainne Ni Aodha, Cillian Sherlock & Bairbre HolmesTuesday 14 April 2026 18:09 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":"b2957599","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/irish-government-no-confidence-vote-b2957599.html","title":"Irish government survives vote of confidence over handling of fuel protests"}}CloseIrish fuel protests: People walk along motorway towards Dublin Airport as fuel protests continueOn 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":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod...