Critical care under threat on day four of fuel price protests

Emergency vehicles are running out of fuel, while critical care and medicines for patients are under threat, as the nationwide fuel protests enter day four.

There was no sign on Thursday night of the blockades of the Whitegate oil refinery in Cork or depots in Limerick and Galway being lifted, despite justice minister Jim O’Callaghan saying he had discussed “measures in place to address disruption” with gardaí and the Defence Forces.