Fuel Protests Gridlock Dublin, Disrupt Public Transport

0:00It's April 8th. This is Europe News Today, AI-powered stories shaping Europe. I'm Corey with the story. Fuel price protests are disrupting roads across Ireland for a second straight day with slow-moving convoys of tractors, lorries, and trucks causing. Major headaches in Dublin City Center. Guardi are warning a potential roadblocks to Dublin Airport and the Port Tunnel as action kicks off around 6.30 a.m. and multiple vehicles. We're left parked overnight right in the heart of the city. Yesterday, convoys rolled in from various counties converging for a rally on O'Connell Street at 3 p.m. part of 28 protests nationwide. That snarled traffic on key spots like the North and South Kays, Nause Road, Red Cow Interchange, and sections of the M50. Public transport took a hit too, with the green Lewis line suspended in the city center after protesters blocked tracks at O'Connell Bridge and Dublin. Thus facing severe delays from around 8 p.m., Taui Seish Simon Harris urged unity, saying

1:02no sector should be pitted against another during this national challenge while the government ramps up. Tots with farmers, contractors, and holliers folks are watching closely as these fuel price battles heat up.