Gardaí have warned of possible road blocks to Dublin Airport and the Port Tunnel as fuel price protests are poised to cause a second day of disruption on roads.
Multiple vehicles have been left overnight on roads in Dublin city centre and protests were set to resume this morning, affecting public transport, gardaí said.
There is disruption on the Luas Green line service between St Stephen's Green and Dominic due to vehicles blocking the tracks at O'Connell Bridge. Red line services are currently operation normally.
Dublin Bus said that there was "very significant disruption" and massive diversions were in place as access to O'Connell Street remains blocked in both directions.
It said protestors on O'Connell Bridge were blocking bus diversions on Eden Quay, creating further issues, particularly on E Spine and S Spine routes. It advised commuters to give extra time to plan their journeys as the situation continues to evolve.
⚠️Passengers, please be advised Green Line services are currently not operating between St. Stephen's Green and Dominick. Services are operating between Broombridge and Dominick and between St. Stephen's Green and Brides Glen only. This is due to a protest at O'Connell Bridge. We…
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Protesters stayed on the M7 outside Limerick overnight. Around 80 vehicles took part and the drivers of those that left plan to return this morning. Diversions are in place.
Protesters in Co Clare are gathering at the Banner Plaza - Junction 12 of the M18 - again this morning and are set to take to the roads around Ennis and Shannon.
Demonstrators driving tractors, lorries and trucks formed slow-moving convoys yesterday in a number of counties.
Several of the convoys converged on Dublin city centre and a rally was held on O'Connell Street at 3pm.
Speaking at the event, one of the organisers, James Geoghegan, said 28 different protests had taken place across the country.
Speaking about the protests, Tánaiste Simon Harris said: "Everyone has a right to protest in a democracy, 100% no doubt about that, but I would also just say these aren't consequence-free actions."
He said he had heard reports of a range of individuals impacted by the disruption, including healthcare workers and small business owners.
Mr Harris added that: "We shouldn't pit sectors against sectors."
"This is a moment of national challenge, and no one sector is more important than the other, and we have to work through this," he said.
He added that the government was "engaging intensively" with bodies representing a variety of sectors including farmers, farm contractors and hauliers.
Additional reporting by PA
