Taoiseach: 'Unelected and self-appointed people can't determine who gets oil in this country'

Taoiseach warns fuel blockades could disrupt national supply, with forecourts running dry and emergency measures under consideration

Tánaiste Simon Harris, Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Minister of State Sean Canney arrive to speak to the media in The Courtyard at Government Buildings, Dublin ahead of a leaders' meeting on fuel prices. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Micheál Martin has warned Ireland is “on the precipice” of turning oil away and may not be able to process fuel as garage forecourts run dry due to protesters blocking oil refineries and depots.

Saying people do not fully understand how serious the crisis is becoming, he added that “unelected and self-appointed people can't determine who gets oil in this country”.