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MIThe Army Was Called In. Ireland Still Won’t Back Down. 🪖🚜🇮🇪 When was the last time Ireland deployed its Army against its own farmers?
On April 9th, the Irish Defence Forces were sent in to assist Gardaí in removing blockades — but the protesters didn’t flinch.
Protesters at Whitegate refinery said if the army comes in to remove them, others will simply replace them.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin called the blockade of Cork’s only oil refinery “an act of national sabotage.” Tánaiste Simon Harris called it “a despicable attack on Irish society.”
The farmers called it survival.
A builder at the protest said he burned €108 worth of diesel in just two hours of light work — and that his business of 7 employees was becoming unsustainable.
This isn’t chaos. This is desperation.
💬 Whose side are you on? Government or the people on the ground? #ireland #dublin #reels #fuelprotest #irish
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