Drivers on Ireland’s busiest motorway still face delays even after a wave of fuel protest blockades deescalated over the weekend.
The main M50 motorway in Dublin is congested, according to Transport Infrastructure Ireland, with other routes around Dublin still disrupted. Full road closures remain in place in other parts of the country where truckers and farmers blocked off roads and fuel depots to demonstrate against the government’s energy support package.
The capital’s main thoroughfare, O’Connell Street, was cleared by police officers on the weekend and public transport is operating.
Policymakers improved the support package on Sunday, to bring an end to protests that brought country-wide disruption to roads and almost resulted in a scarcity of fuel as protesters blocked Ireland’s only oil refinery.
New measures included a 10 euro-cent per liter (0.26 gallons) reduction in excise duty on petrol and diesel and a 2.4 cent per liter reduction on marked gas oil or green diesel, effective midnight on Wednesday.
The relief is in addition to a €250-million ($293 million) package already approved, which includes increasing the maximum diesel rebate for hauliers and transport operators.
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