It is the second of week of April 2026 and we are on day 3 of the fuel protests taking place across Ireland. By and large protestors represent the back-bone of Irish society, hard working farmers and other workers whose very survival depends on reasonable fuel and energy costs. Yet, there are also many supporters and other participants who are involved by mere fact of moral responsibility to the Irish people and way of life. For it is these very people who are the lifeblood and soul of the Nation, and that keep the country running while the cabal in Leinster house plot and scheme to the detriment of the Irish working class.

The reality is these fuel protests did not just happen off the cuff, but rather are the result of a growing mass discontent and disillusionment that by now has been simmering for months or even years. For make no mistake these protests are not just about fuel prices, but are also a response to many disastrous decisions on behalf of a government embedded firmly in neoliberalism and corporatism. It is therefore fitting that by blocking major fuel depots protestors are now hitting the government where it hurts. Perhaps now the FF/FG coalition will understand the hardship of the Irish working class who in many instances are living hand to mouth and from paycheck to paycheck amidst one poorly managed crisis after another. There has to be a tipping point somewhere along the line and perhaps this is it. 

By now the FF/FG cabal in Leinster house are so out of touch with the typical Irish citizen it is frankly disturbing. Indeed, on the second day of unrest Taoiseach Martin was publicly scathing of protesters while showing zero understanding into why Irish citizens were taking such measures. Instead he made it abundantly clear that his sympathies align solely with big business, the elites and corporate interests who God forbid might be short of footfall.

The Irish government could attempt to deal with this in another way, perhaps by taking steps to further reduce or halt tax revenue per litre of fuel or heating oil the government could alleviate the situation considerably, but the reality is such steps are an anathema to a cabal where greed and corruption surpasses all else. Alarmingly, like something from the fascist playbook of Pinochet, Franco or Mussolini, the Irish government has now began to mobilize the Irish Army to quell and put a stop to the blockades of motorways and key fuel depots across the country. If this measure is to go ahead it would be a grave mistake on behalf of the State. It would set a most dangerous precedent and be a clear indicator that there are two very distinct societal constructs living side by side in Ireland: the oppressed and the oppressors. Or to put it another way, those who defend Irish people and interests, and those who do not.

~ Gamhain MacCionaoith 

Mí Aibrean, 2026

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