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1. Where are the fuel protests on Friday and which roads are impacted in Dublin and across Ireland?

   The latest information on Friday’s protests, including M50 delays and disruption on the M1, M7, M8 and M18

2. Fuel protesters add new demands for ending blockades; severe disruption on M50, Dublin Bus and Luas

   Dublin Bus warns of severe delays, fuel protests remain on M50, M18, M9, M8 and M7/N7, and some petrol stations run low on supply

3. Met Éireann rain and wind warnings in place for eight counties today

   Gales and downpours forecast for Friday ahead of unsettled few days

4. ‘It’s blackmailing society’: How fuel protests are impacting Ireland

   We asked readers from Cork to Dublin for their views on this week’s fuel price protests, with some saying they support the blockades despite being caught in traffic for hours

5. Dublin charity paid for Mediterranean cruise and Majorca stay for businessman

   Regulator’s report criticises level of board oversight at Dublin organisation Fighting Blindness

6. Church services

   Week beginning Saturday, April 11th, 2026

7. Family ties abound at 101st Army cadet class ceremony

   Brothers Alex and Simon Gallagher, from Co Antrim, among new members of the Defence Forces

8. Ireland’s first observer report on protest policing raises several concerns

   Newly established Irish Network of Legal Observers flags emerging trends in frontline conduct

9. Fuel price protesters say they will continue blockades despite claiming to have secured meeting

   Nationwide disruption continues as petrol station forecourts run low on supply due to ongoing blockades

10. Protester negotiators to attend large Government meeting tomorrow as fuel protests continue

    Live updates with delays on multiple motorway routes as well as significant disruption on Luas and Dublin Bus