'Act of national sabotage': Forecourts could run out of fuel 'as early as Thursday' due to depot blockades

National Fuel Protest at Shannonpark Roundabout Cork on the N28. Picture: Larry Cummins

Forecourts around the country could run out of petrol and diesel as early as Thursday because terminals in Cork, Galway and Limerick are being blocked by protestors, Fuels for Ireland has warned.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin described the escalation to blockade the Whitegate oil refinery as an “act of national sabotage”, saying it would directly impact people’s livelihoods.