Cork's Whitegate refinery blockade continues; protesters gather as Taoiseach due in Macroom

Demonstrators maintain overnight blockade at Whitegate refinery, warning of wider supply impacts and calling for Government action on fuel costs

An overnight protest at the Irving Oil Refinery in east Cork continues this morning, as participants say if they are moved on from the site, "we'll only be back again".

Up to a dozen trucks and tractors have gathered at the facility in Whitegate, having begun the blockade at the refinery gates at 6pm on Wednesday evening as part of the ongoing nationwide fuel protest.