Is a winter of discontent looming?

Is a winter of discontent looming? Tractors and trucks line O’Connell Street during fuel protests in Dublin on April 10, 2026, with one tractor displaying a ‘No Fuel, No Food’ sign. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/ ComplexRational.

Are we set for a repeat of the fuel protests from earlier this year? The cuts won by protestors to the excise duties we pay on fuel are due to expire shortly and if the Government begins to restore them, it is very likely that truckers and farmers will take to the streets again. The…

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