Irish government announces ?505m in fuel-cost measures after protests

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2026-04-12

(PA Media/dpa) - Further reductions of duties on fuel and a delay in a carbon tax increase have been announced by Irish premier Micheal Martin after an emergency cabinet meeting agreed on a response to the fuel crisis following major protests. The size of the package announced on Sunday is around ?505 million and comes on top of ?250 million worth of measures announced almost three weeks ago. The protests - including blockades of Ireland's only o......

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