An excise cut is in place until the end of July – and the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council says deadlines will be important.

Fuels for Ireland chief executive Kevin McPartlan has said that the treatment of some drivers has made it harder to return to normality.

The M50 was cleared overnight but ten protests remain in place on Ireland’s motorways.

AROUND 600 FORECOURTS were without fuel this morning as blockades at fuel terminals around the country have disrupted supply.

Foreign Affairs Minister Helen McEntee defended the package following the criticism.

Fuel supplies at more forecourts are under threat of running dry as a days-long blockade of major supply depots continues.

The US president threatened stop tankers from entering or leaving the key oil and gas shipping lane.