Travellers told to allow more time for journeys as Irish fuel protests continue

Travellers told to allow more time for journeys as Irish fuel protests continue7 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAdam MandevilleBBC News NIPA MediaPeople were seen making their way on foot with their luggage to bypass the heavy traffic on Dublin's M50 northbound towards the airport on ThursdayDublin airport has advised passengers to allow extra time for their journey after people were seen walking with their luggage along the motorway towards the airport with traffic at a standstill on Thursday as fuel protests continue.Travel across parts of the Republic of Ireland has been affected for the fourth day in a row as vehicles block roads during protests. Slow-moving convoys have been protesting against high fuel prices caused by the US and Israeli war against Iran. Gardaí (Irish police) said on Friday that they "continue to engage extensively with those taking part in fuel protests across the country".The army was asked on Thursday to remove vehicles blocking roads, with the Irish police treating protests at fuel depots as "blockades".Irish Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon and Minister of State Timmy Dooley will meet representative bodies on Friday. On Friday Dooley told Irish broadcaster RTÉ said it was his understanding that invitations had been extended to representative bodies but that who they bring along was for them to decide. The Irish Minister for Justice, Jim O'Callaghan, said there would be "legal consequences" for some protests."It might not arise today or tomorrow but people have licences to drive vehicles, those licences will be affected."In a statement on Thursday, a gardaí spokesperson said the force was "moving to an enforcement phase" unless those blocking access to critical infrastructure "desist and disperse".They said blockades were putting food, fuel, clean water and animal feed supplies at risk.Fuels for Ireland said that 100 garage forecourts have run out o...