Ireland was on the “precipice of turning oil away from the country,” Taoiseach Micheál Martin warned as fuel-related protests across the State have come to a halt.
He described the blocking of ports and a refinery by demonstrators as “unconscionable,” reports Breaking News.
The comments came as gardaí were deployed to a protest at Ireland’s only oil refinery in Whitegate, Galway and Dublin’s O’Connell St on Sunday morning to remove protesters.
Access to critical facilities, including the Whitegate refinery in County Cork and fuel depots in Galway and Foynes, had been restricted.
The disruption raised concerns about panic buying at petrol stations, with some forecourts reportedly running dry, as well as knock-on effects for emergency services and agricultural supply chains. continues, warning that vessels could be diverted elsewhere.
Following the removal of the protesters, the govt is offering a €700 million euro package, which remains to be seen how it will pan out this week with protesters.
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