Irish Police Break Up Fuel Price Protest Blockades After Six-Day Standoff

In a decisive morning operation, Irish police cleared a major blockade in central Dublin on Sunday, ending a six-day protest over surging fuel prices that had disrupted traffic and fuel supplies across the country. Mounted units and hundreds of officers peacefully regained control of O’Connell Street, which had been clogged with trucks and tractors since the demonstrations began. Protesters reportedly began withdrawing their vehicles after police threatened to tow them, a move that might have ca