Here’s one theory why Ireland’s fuel price protests ended Sunday.
Irish police clear fuel protesters from central Dublin after days of gridlock Sunday morning - Reuters
April 12 - Sunday Morning – Dublin, Ireland – In all the coverage of the Fuel Protests in Ireland ending overnight, no one is suggesting that the protestors decided to pack it in for now so they could get home in time to watch The Masters. BUT I AM. After all, Rory McIlroy is tied for the lead at eleven under and Shane Lowry from Co. Offaly is at nine under. The fact that two golfers from Ireland are in the top four on the final day of what many believe to be the world’s greatest golf tournament is historic. Epic even.
So, who can blame the men and women on the front lines of the fuel price protest across Ireland for wanting to watch some golf rather than block the roads today? They’ve been protesting since Tuesday after all.
Shane Lowry, two strokes back of the co-leaders tees off at 7:14 P.M Sunday night, Irish time. (11:14 A.M. Portland time.) Rory minutes later.
HEADLINES, ETC. FROM THIS WEEK’S FUEL PRICE PROTEST IN IRELAND
Hundreds of gardaí clear O’Connell Street at 3.30am as fuel blockades standing down around Ireland; Cabinet to meet today over crisis – The Independent
Fuel protesters 'ambushed; Foynes blockade to end; Cabinet meeting; Trucks leave Cork refinery – Irish Examiner
Tractors and trucks leave Dublin's O'Connell Street - RTE
You can see how it looked as the trucks headed home from historic O’Connell Street in Dublin in this report from RTE.
O'Connell Street locked down after Gardaí clear protesters at 3.30am.
Schools to reopen Monday as protests leave fuel stations dry and bus disruption likely – DublinLive.ie
Frontline Uniform Gardaí, Plain Clothes Gardaí & Garda Public Order Units have been deployed – Breaking News.ie
Country on the brink of economic chaos as people panic-buy fuel and forecourts start to run dry – Independent Fr. Ap. 10
Centre ground tested as marginalised turn radicalised in fuel-tax Mexican standoff - Independent Th. Ap. 9
Micheál Martin, Simon Harris and Jim O’Callaghan failed to take the temperature of the nation- The Journal.ie
“These are blockades. They are not a legitimate form of protest.” Garda Siochana
Members of the Public Order Unit, wearing protective gear and batons, were at the scene for hours overnight. Asked if the overall protests are now over, he said: “I don’t think so.” - BreakingNews.ie
Could we be looking at the future of protests in Ireland? - Irish Times
Every political problem faced by recent governments has been solved – to a greater or lesser extent – by finding money to throw at it. What happens if that dries up?
First fuel protests take place in Northern Ireland with threats of future blockades - Irish News (Belfast)
The protest, which was made up of around a dozen or so vehicles slowed traffic in the town in a stunt echoing the fuel demonstrations which paralysed the Republic in recent days.
