Protest?

What's the end game here for the blockaders? What are they hoping to achieve? I've yet to hear a coherent strategy.

The likely outcome for many of them are court summons, fines and perhaps criminal convictions. Loss of contracts, loss of licenses, loss of business. And for what? I can't even make out what they want.

Pie in the sky nonsense about the price of diesel in India as if that has any applicability to Ireland. India, a country of over 1 billion where the majority are modern day paupers. And comparisons to the price of diesel in Spain where the median income is nearly half that in Ireland. And whose GDP per capita is almost half that of Ireland and whose unemployment rate is over twice ours.

Dangerous idiots are what these 'protesters' are.

What does the Median income matter to people who are struggling?

If Spain can do it Ireland can.

ah sure the alternative is just tow the line and watch your business go up the swannie. id say you never ran a business in your life with comments as ignorant as above.

So if my business is struggling to be profitable I should act in an illegal manner to save it? And cease doing business while 'protesting'?

And no I have never run a business, why does that have anything to do with this debate?

Plenty of other businesses have been disrupted by this protest. Plenty whom are worried that they wont have fuel to carry out their business. What makes the hauliers and agri contractors so special that they feel they can impede others going about their business?

So you're against a price cap?

Very strange.

Spain & Poland are poorer countries than Ireland and they can do it.

It'll cost a lot? Big deal.

Wealth Tax in ASAP and definitely a Wealth Tax on Oil companies, absolute parasites.

Scandalous there isn't one already.

More woke drivel, you like to give it but can’t take it and hide behind the mods. Which mod are you talking about??? As for gutter behaviour you’d know all about that. I’ll give my opinion, “people” can do what they like.

Yes I'm against a price cap, I'm not against lower fuel taxes in the short term. You do realise we live in an open economy? And that oil is a globally traded commodity of which Ireland imports 100% of its needs?

Big deal if it will cost a lot? How does the country run public services if we reduce the tax intake by 'a lot'?

FYI Spain reduced diesel prices by 30c, Poland by 25c and Ireland by 21c. So if the government takes another 4c of tax off diesel you'll be satisfied?

You do know there was a windfall tax of 75% levied on oil company profits greater than 20% of the previous years in 2022/2023?

Isn't the Liz Truss energy price cap how the British economy nearly collapsed?

I guess the economy will be collapsing anyway, might as well get it over and done with quickly

The protestors need to hold until the meeting. They have the leverage now and the public support too!!. Government need to reduce their tax % whilst the middle East crisis resolves and save small businesses.

Either that or they will spend the money on dole anyway.

I thought the promise was to clear the protest when the meeting was agreed? Guess the goalposts have been moved

Govt have a lot to answer for as well. Ideally the meeting would have been held tonight instead of waiting until tomorrow afternoon but then what's the rush? It's only the ordinary person that will suffer until then

Posted in the commuting thread but they really are unbelievable.

Chris duffy telling his crew tonight, we said we'd go home after a phone call, well we won't, we'll go home after we see whats said at the meeting. Follows it up with there won't be an oil tanker moving in the country and how they have the country by the balls.

What an absolute arsehole of the highest order

Saw that same video, with any luck himself and that Geoghan idiot will be behind bars in a few weeks time

He meant currently employed people will be entitled to social welfare if they lose their jobs so that 5% could increase.

Cutting fuel taxes costs money but so does paying social welfare to more people.

He wasn't saying anything about people currently getting social welfare or that they shouldn't get it.

How did the people of Clare vote for Timmy Dooley 🙄

I think when you are threatened with the armed forces by our head of state its fair enough to move the goalposts.

Hold lads hold!!