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<p>A man sits in a tractor wheel as vehicles are parked on O'Connell Street in Dublin as protestors take part on the second day of a National Fuel Protest against rising fuel prices. Picture: PA</p>

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Taoiseach 'shows zero' respect' after using back entrance to avoid fuel protestors in Macroom

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Panic buying and blockades leave Cork facing severe petrol and diesel shortages

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