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3 days agoWhy are fuel price protests sweeping the Republic of Ireland?
Fuel price protests in Ireland are the most significant unrest since the 1920s, drawing comparisons to the Yellow Vests movement in France.
We are shutting up shop. We refuse to produce, to consume, to run, to servewhen the country is brought to a halt, the real power will appear. It is in our hands. The first demand of the more radical Bloquers is to be paid by the state for staying in bed indefinitely. Others, less ambitious, seem to envisage only a one-day protest.