Irish Examiner view: Government has been thrown off by blockades
Fuel crisis protesters being pushed back by the Garda public order unit at Whitegate near Ireland's only oil refinery on Saturday. Picture: Larry Cummins
As the dust settles on a rancorous week across the country, when the Government appeared caught very much on the back foot by the crisis facing it, a raft of questions remains for Micheál Martin’s administration.
Although hamstrung by events out of its control — America and Israel’s war in Iran and Lebanon — the Government was completely thrown by the unexpected and swift blockades mounted against our only oil refinery, our cities, our road infrastructure, and our ports.
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