Fuel protests

As one aviation entrepreneur says Irish airlines ‘will be hurt’ by the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz, another sector analyst believes suggestions of existential threat are overkill

If main Opposition grouping in Republic not seen as solution for those angry at Government, then it has a problem

‘If there’s a row like that going on in Kilgarvan, someone better tell me,’ says Cllr Johnny Healy-Rae

Inside Politics: Danny Healy-Rae denies feud as speculation mounts over Independent Kerry TDs’ political strategy

Last weekend Aer Lingus started cutting hundreds of flights from its schedule, while Ryanair has been talking up the risk of fuel shortages

Package for sectors hit by high diesel costs noted by some who believe militant response is needed in relation to rising cost of living

Reports of a rift between brothers following vote against confidence motion have been denied

Government will look at structural reforms that could bring down prices, says Micheál Martin

Complex issue resists simple argument, whether from a picket line or a podcast studio

Ivor Sweeney (51) acted in a manner which caused a tanker to remain in place as to cause a traffic obstruction

Farmers affected by rain might fancy their chances

Former taoiseach said urban areas paying more while rural residents are ‘in receipt of a lot of subsidies others don’t get’

Inflation is a concern, says Simon Harris

There is, understandably, a reluctance to revisit the language of ‘online learning’. For many, it is associated with isolation and a diminished student experience

Convictions would be strong deterrent to abuse, says Jim O’Callaghan at Garda rank-and-file conference

Former taoiseach sparked backlash after saying people of urban Ireland were ‘paying all the bills’

Every pressure group now knows it can be the unstoppable force that meets the moveable government

Opposition parties need to remember the Government has a mandate from the public

Energy shocks are deeply uncomfortable, but they force structural changes

Intervention in fuel protests coverage highlights uneasy relationship between State and news outlets

Taoiseach Micheál Martin defended Coalition’s response to the fuel crisis and underlined the importance of renewables

Group’s online statement says it will not accept being ‘taxed beyond’ what people can afford to pay

The depth of antipathy and ‘hatred’ directed at Coalition parties in recent months has caught the Government by surprise

Nothing in the Government’s €505m fuel support package announced after protests will benefit Susan Power and her family

Government fuel package effectively takes from the poor to give to the richer as Strait of Hormuz blockade threatens even higher fuel prices

Minister for Energy says no concerns among airlines of flight cancellations because no disruption foreseen in jet fuel supplies

It is fair to ask if news media do a good job of capturing and representing a range of public views

McGregor may have some residual Irish fanbase, but this country – actual Ireland as opposed to “Ireland” – has very little time for him

Fuel protests disrupt devotees of St Thérèse; a sad dispute plays out at the RTB; Irish EU commissioner shows hunted can become hunter

Following criticism of his leadership, Taoiseach insists Government is ‘relentlessly focused’ on action

President’s attendance at Barcelona gathering indicates she plans to shape her own political programme

More than 10 elected FF and FG representatives interested in joining party, leader says

Labour leader had criticised Minister over his comments on media coverage of fuel protest

We are frittering away the substantial tax resources that have come to us as a side effect of financial engineering of American companies

Ireland is sleepwalking into a food security crisis. We have just 74 field-scale vegetable growers left, down from around 600

Irish package hardly seems ‘paltry’

The decent people who protested last week have a choice to make next time they’re on the streets

‘At times like this, it behoves politicians and civic leaders not to add fuel to the flames’

By capitulating and throwing money at the problem, the Government has set itself up for a repeat performance, as Ireland’s EU presidency looms

The Government’s response to the fuel protests exposed a fissure within the party, ‘loss of connectivity’ with grassroots supporters, and accusations of top-down leadership