Protest?

bogman_bass · 07-04-2026 08:37AM

It seems that the people that organised this don’t realise that protests and strikes are only a tool to help you get to the table. Instead they seem to see it as the end goal.

Who is organising it? Who are the government supposed to talk to at the end of it?

Having tractors on it is probably unhelpful because the argument against us is so easy.

“Sure, you already get a big discount on your fuel, what are ye moaning about”

Now, we all know the reality is a lot more complicated then that but this group don’t seem to have anybody with the skills for that job

enricoh · 07-04-2026 09:17AM

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Well there'll be no more thickos dumping vedg outside lidl anymore. The lads protesting carrots n sprouts at 9 cent have all packed it in around me the last few years.

There's a field 10 of us probably spent 6 weeks in in the summer at vedge beside me has maize in it now. There'll be 3-4 lads in it for a few hours for cutting it.

The government get e65 in tax if I stick e100 in my jeep. The reductions they done last month cost them 250 million.

They have endless billions to waste on shite no one wants. They announced 750 million for Rte last year, I've no doubt Rte will focus on a few Headbangers at the protest - he who pays the piper calls the tune.

Sammy2012 · 07-04-2026 09:21AM

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Rte 1 currently talking about erosion in Sligo. With everything that's happening both here and abroad it's laughable. Don't report it and it's not happening.

harr · 07-04-2026 09:32AM

It was on radio one this morning just before the erosion segment. They were chatting to people taking part and what they want and why they were protesting. Both lads interviewed came across quite well and explained why clearly and that all emergency services were told of how the protests were being carried out . I have heard 4 different reports this morning on different stations reporting on it

Bass Reeves · 07-04-2026 10:32AM

Turning out to be a bit of a damp squid, numbers very low. Bigger outfit send one or two vehicles to show a face. A few tractors here and there as well, struggling in places to get two vehicles to slow trsffic on a motorway

_Brian · 07-04-2026 10:32AM

Seems a big turnout from videos I’ve seen.

tabby aspreme · 07-04-2026 10:39AM

Seems to be a big turnout on the N81, plenty of quarrys and site clearance operators between Baltinglass and Blessinton being hit hard with diesel prices

davidk1394 · 07-04-2026 10:45AM

Big turnout in Limerick too. The Guards had junction 29 closed off when I was heading towards Clare.

harr · 07-04-2026 10:50AM

seems to be a big turn out in the locations near Dublin .. was on back roads adjacent to M7 and it looked to be a huge turn out. I know a lot of the smaller convoys converged onto the M7 so numbers would be bigger.
Was chatting to a few lads in the convoy and they said it was run well .. emergency services were all kept up to date and organisers made sure one lane was kept free . Convoy will hit Dublin around lunch time.

So what happens now , protest was a success in regard's to turn out , demands were sent to government. Are the governments hands tied to what they can offer . EU has sent a warning to all governments not to implement huge discounts on fuels or to cap prices in the fear of **** up economy .
Keep protest up long term in the hope government cave ? Could be another couple of weeks before they get to discuss it as not sitting this week ..Organisers will need a good spokesperson to speak to government and work through the demands .

jonnybangbang · 07-04-2026 10:58AM

May I ask a very silly question… how do you know if its a big turn out for the protest or just a lot of vehicles getting caught up in the protest?

French Toast · 07-04-2026 11:06AM

Seems to be fairly well supported.

harr · 07-04-2026 11:15AM

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well when you see a line of 30 tractors and then 20 or 30 trucks and repeat for 10-20 km on a Tuesday morning then it’s fairly easy see it’s a fairly big turn out . Yes you will have normal traffic caught up but most people were warned a lot of traffic is protesters

Arseboxing · 07-04-2026 11:23AM

Get off the road and back to studying at the University Of Facebook yis gobshltes.

Bass Reeves · 07-04-2026 11:46AM

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Ya its mostly the build up of cars behind the few truck slowing down the traffic.

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Very dew at the gathering pointsvthos morning around Limerick at 7.30 Am. Ya they have build up traffic behind them but very few vehicles involved. As one lad said he has seen more at a small truck and tractor run. They have block up behind themselves but you can get around limerick no bother if you look at maps and see where the blockage is

accensi0n · 07-04-2026 11:50AM

Is blocking main roads not a serious crime? Blocking emergency vehicles like…

One2Many7ups · 07-04-2026 11:52AM

Its disappointing to see us farmers not being unified in backing a protest just because a few 'far-right thugs' have jumped on the bandwagon.

We pay over €60 in tax on every €100 of fuel.

We are told we must adhere to the strictest of rules to produce our beef, while the head of Bord Bia is importing beef from South America.

We are berated as greedy climate-killers by state run media almost daily.

The veg lads cried and farmers on the whole said nothing while the veg business was undercut by foreign produce. Not many veg farmers out there now. Beef farming is next, look at the growth in feedlots over the past 20 years, along with importing cheap meat now.

But lads on here backing the government to the hilt. In a decade your farm will be worthless. Bookmark this: They will scrap inheritance tax exemptions for farmers, just like in the UK. No-one will want to inherit a farm with a huge tax bill. Corporporations will buy them for cheap. Us farmers have no clout like we used to. We have gone the way of the UK farmers. Our government don't give a sh*t about us now.

Look at that graph. Our government are shoveling money away left, right and centre. I don't see improvements to anything. I do see Michael Healy-rae made 1.1m last year for housing refugees though so that's something.

When your grandchildren phone from Oz and ask why did you do nothing while the government took €65 out of every €100 of fuel and your business slowly died a death, you can say its because a 'far-right thug' was also protesting.

For the record I don't like Michelle Keane or Derek Blighe but not to support action against a runaway government just because they are on your side is pathetic. I actually think many of these 'far-right thugs' are goverment plants. Deliberately abrasive and unlikable, so that it will turn people off taking action if they see them supporting it. And it seems to be working perfectly.

harr · 07-04-2026 11:55AM

Emergency services were included in the organising of the protests .. Hard shoulder or one lane was to be kept open at all times for any emergency .

Red Silurian · 07-04-2026 11:56AM

Is the Strait of Hurmuz open again or was the protest a failure?

Kevhog1988 · 07-04-2026 11:58AM

Im from Carbury Co Kildare and the local lads had a big turnout on the road from Edenderry to Enfield where they were meeting others to convoy up from Enfield on the N4. My father sent me a video of it and its a big turnout from around us anyway

Allinall · 07-04-2026 12:00PM

Who's doing all the farming, deliveries etc. while all these protestors are on a jolly to Dublin?

homah_7ft · 07-04-2026 12:01PM

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How many would you guess?

giveitholly · 07-04-2026 12:02PM

Saw videos from Mallow and Cashel,looks like a fine turnout,a lot more HGV's at them than I thought so the IRHA are not talking about all their members when they said they were boycotting the protest

Lionel H · 07-04-2026 12:02PM

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Sheer ignorance of some people on this thread is unbelievable.

Lionel H · 07-04-2026 12:09PM

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We get it, you are not in favour of it, but like every other topic you have to continue your pontification. Give it a rest ffs, people are just trying to do something to get the fuel price lowered by the government, it might be all in vain but its worth challenging. The government reduced green diesel by 3 cent, an absolute insulting gesture.

Diddly Squat · 07-04-2026 12:11PM

Massive turnout in Clare, the main organiser was on clare fm and when asked about a nurse that was late for work said "she has a government job, shell be grand " he's a moron anyway but that attitude does nothing to help his cause

Red Silurian · 07-04-2026 12:17PM

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The number of vehicles involved is irrelevant as it only takes 2 vehicles to block most of the roads up, one for the road and one for the hard shoulder. Other than cutting the taxes further I'm not sure what else the govt are expected to do. According to the radio this morning green diesel is 90c/L so I'd question how much of that is tax and what they can actually reduce it by.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124369101#Comment_124369101

I think the real ignorance is with the protestors, what exactly do they expect the govt to do about the orange idiots phony war?