LIVE: Gardaí clear O'Connell St fuel protesters as Cabinet to hold emergency meeting 

LIVE: Gardaí clear O'Connell St fuel protesters as Cabinet to hold emergency meeting 

Gardaí remove fuel protesters from O'Connell St in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Sun, 12 Apr, 2026 - 08:45
Cillian Sherlock

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