Defence Forces respond to protest outside Irish oil refinery

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2026-04-11

London (PA Media/dpa) - An Irish Defence Forces heavy-lift recovery truck has arrived to assist police with a blockade outside an oil refinery, after days of protest strangled fuel distribution in the country. Garda have been attempting to restore access to the Whitegate oil refinery in Co Cork for fuel trucks amid the days-long blockade. Ireland's police service An Garda Siochana had introduced "exceptional" measures to bolster staffing for the......

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