“WE ARE GOING to put a gun to the government’s head” -a fuel protest organiser A price cap is an unquantifiable state subsidy in perpetuity Lots of interests want state support We can’t decide our national finances based on who has a gun - on who owns 15 ton truck & can hold the country to ransom

Protesters have issued new demands. They want the names of Noel Lemass' killer(s) Éamon de Valera's real Da.

I dunno about you but I'm starting to think future society is going to look a lot more like The Expanse and a lot less like Star Trek

I thought all it would take to end the protests was a meeting with gov? Now it seems it will also take: -oil & gas exploration off west coast -Abolition of carbon tax -Price caps on fuel -Wider undefined cost of living supports …and as of this morning, bringing down the government

Organisers of the protest Christopher Duffy: "Ireland is full", "these people are too different to us", "a lot of these migrants are attracted to 10 year olds" Sonny Boyd: pro MAGA rhetoric. James Conway convicted of causing €7,000 worth of damage to a house and over €14,000 damage to a car.

The most basic principle of campaigning for change is to ensure you understand what change is required (what’s possible and what will likely work basically) and identifying who the relevant decision maker is.

Ah, so they have now ADDED demands. Just like everyone said they would. These are unserious people.

It got me thinking over the last few days, what if we all turned up at Merrion Square with a brick each, and built a house there as a protest about housing. Like, in front of the gate. Thousands of us all showing up with one brick, and putting it there. They couldn't stop us.

"they would be beaten by the guards" yes, this is likely. i have said the same - but if you hold this to be the only certainty, and thus "there's no point" then you've lost already.

"this will only embolden the far right to do this to get what they want" you know, it should embolden the left too.

At a Comhaltas cumann's anniversary concert last night and one old stalwart, getting an award for years of service, in his speech singled out people "New to Ireland" for thanks for supporting Irish music. While it's the anti-migrants whose ideas of culture is AI slop posters with Conor McGregor.

The protest now has me considering that maybe there is no actual fuel shortage in the Mad Max movies. Instead, all the big car owners went weird.

The maths of affording a 241 tractor that you can leave on a city street at the busiest farming period of the year but not the fuel inside it just doesn’t add up for me either.

If I see one more fucking person saying "well no windows broken so no harm done" I'm going to resign from society. Do you seriously think a few broken windows is worse than hundreds of garages running out of fuel?!

What we do know: • Govt is holding a (pre-organised) meeting with farming and haulage groups today • The protest groups are not, in that capacity, invited • The groups which ARE invited can bring two people each What we don’t know: • If formal groups will give seats to protestors • If that’ll help

This has been an exhibition in how the media treats angry men with kid gloves.

"Irish Fascists would ask me, what right do you have to question Ireland's actions and policies, you brown thing. Well so long as bombs and supplies destroying my people move through your country, I have no choice but to ask." - Omar Barghouti speaking in Dublin

The door is wide open now anything the far right want they know what to do and they know they won't be stopped

Everyone is forgetting these marine workers trapped around the strait.

The Government is to meet with representative groups of farmers, agricultural contractors and the haulage industry to discuss the ongoing fuel crisis. There has been no confirmation that representatives of fuel protesters engaged in ongoing action will be in attendance

Just walked down O’Connell Street again and it can’t be said often enough how few vehicles are there. They’re massive but there are probably not even 40 of them

Really something to see folks from such a highly subsidised sector set up blockades to claim more subsidies #SpeirGorm www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

The rise in fuel bills is too high. But so is the rise in rents. TDs asking for a cap on the former are the very ones who just voted to remove restrictions on the latter. Renters abandoned to the mercy of the market. Businessmen apparently need protection from it. The Irish caste system at work.

The Muslim Sisters of Éire will not be able to provide their much appreciated soup run to folks in need due to the protest and the blocking of O’Connell Street. "This is especially difficult given that we have been running this service outside the GPO for 11 years."

Exactly. According to RTE News there are 18 vehicles blocking access to Whitegate. So 18 people causing havoc. They must be delighted with themselves.

My "Not involved in human trafficking" press conference has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my press conference.

MELANIA: You want me. Out of nowheres. To remind every one. Of my best friend, and child sex monster. Jeffrey Epstein?? (squints evilly) NATHAN FIELDER: (voice over) The First Lady loved my idea.

You're not paying more for fuel because of climate action. You're paying more because of inaction against the United States and Israel. You're subsidising Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael's cowardice, as well as the cowardice of every other nation ignoring these violations of international law.

One of the ways protests work is by sheer numbers. It takes a lot of people to block a city, ergo a lot of people feel strongly about an issue. When 11 fascists with massive vehicles block a motorway it presents a disproportionate picture of the level of support.

Electric car registrations surged 52% in Ireland last month. What will it be in April? With the fuel chaos? Difference from 1-2 years ago: way more + *way* cheaper EV models eg Cheapest car *of any kind* in Ireland is this Dacia Spring, €15k Now this charging gap with diesel

The paid ads promoting the #IrishFuelProtests blocking Irish ports and streets are being funded by a tow truck company At least the one we could find is; we can't know who else is putting money behind this because Meta "banned" ie. hides, political ads www.thebriefing.ie/who-is-fundi...

Having already cut excise by 20c/l, and increased the rebate for hauliers and transport companies, it’s already pretty much at the legal floor. There would have to be a change of EU directives to go any lower. (2/2)

For those asking about VAT: similar directives require motor fuels to be subject to the ‘standard’ rate of VAT, which in Ireland is 23%. Lowering VAT on motor fuels means having to cut the 23% rate for everything. Each 1% cut would cost the State €684m per year and reduce a litre of fuel by c. 1.7c.

The chokehold those astronauts have on my mental stability right now

"Just legitimate concerns about fuel prices", eh.

I feel like explicit death threats from motorists against cyclists should be taken very seriously considering how regularly motorists kill cyclists in this country. I think we need to start asking what role malice may be playing in some supposed accidents #spéirgorm

Met this fella at the protest earlier, he assured me he was a farmer and his concerns were indeed legitimate

You might not like the IFA etc but there are 5 LEGITIMATE farm orgs. None of them endorsed or involved themselves in this. So lads like this fella put themselves forward of leaders. Lads who are chronically online. We've been here before, in 2019. It was a Facebook organised event that led nowhere

Right folks as one of the few farmers on here let me explain something really simple. We're currently in the busiest time of year, calving & lambing is ongoing and crops need tending The awful weather means contractors are also flat out So how representative do you think this lad is? #speirgorm

I preferred when everyone was panic buying yokes because the government accidentally legalised them for a day.

Thinking about how quickly Gardai acted when removing the laid off Debenhams workers who blockaded trucks removing merchandise from stores over unpaid severance they were owed. Or when there's an eviction to done. Or when there's a student protest. But never act against far right bollockses.

If this is you you're a prick 😚

Motion to cancel the 21st century and skip ahead to the 22nd.

A managemet meeting of the HSE Mid West this morning heard that it is taking some staff up to six hours to make it to and from work as a result of the fuel protests. This meeting heard journeys are taking between four and six hours, rather than the “usual 30 minutes”. jrnl.ie/7007558

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Without knowing precisely what the danger is, would you say it's time for our viewers to crack each other's heads open and feast on the goo inside?

I panic bought a load of petrol but I drive an EV so now I'm afraid to turn it back on and everyone on the forecourt is beeping at me

I have supported many disruptive protests, even when they inconvenienced me personally. But this tractor protest is deeply depressing to me. Where have your fucking tractors been since October 2023?

That mouse should take some pride in its work