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Irish Army Helps Police Break Oil Refinery Blockade, RTE Reports

Protesters during a blockade of Foynes Port in Limerick on April 11.Photographer: Niveditha Ravi/Bloomberg

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By Niveditha Ravi and Subrat Patnaik

April 11, 2026 at 4:09 PM UTC

Ireland’s defense forces helped police break up a blockade at the country’s only oil refinery on Saturday, as protests over the government’s handling of soaring fuel prices continue.

Members of the defense forces were called upon by the police in case they needed a military grade recovery truck to tow any vehicles involved in the blockade, national broadcaster RTE reported.