A truck is seen on a road during a protest in Dublin, Ireland, on April 11, 2022. Dozens of trucks blocked the roads leading to Dublin Port in the eastern part of the Irish capital on Monday in a protest against soaring fuel prices, causing serious disruptions to businesses and public life in the surrounding areas. (Photo by Liu Xiaoming/Xinhua)
DUBLIN, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Dozens of trucks blocked the roads leading to Dublin Port in the eastern part of the Irish capital on Monday in a protest against soaring fuel prices, causing serious disruptions to businesses and public life in the surrounding areas.
This is the third protest of its kind that has broken out in Dublin since the end of last year. The previous two were held in November and December respectively.
The three protests were organized by a group that calls itself "The People of Ireland Against Fuel Prices," reported local media RTE.
The organizers called on social media for public support as they said an across-the-board surge in living costs, including fuel prices, has affected not only truck drivers and hauliers but also the livelihood of everyone.
They called on local people to supply the protesters with food and water. The protesters have said that they are ready to carry on the protest as long as it takes until their demands are met.
Their demands reportedly include the government intervention in checking runaway fuel prices, removal of carbon tax and resignation of Minister Eamon Ryan, who is responsible for the climate action in the country.
Local media reported that the Irish government will hold an emergency meeting on Monday evening. A number of measures aiming to mitigate the pressure of the rising living costs on local people including truck drivers and hauliers will be discussed in the meeting.
The Central Statistics Office of Ireland said that the inflation rate in the country reached an almost 22-year high of 6.7 percent in March when compared with the same month of last year.
The prices of diesel and petrol in the country in March were 46 percent and 35.2 percent higher than those in the same period of last year, it said. ■
Trucks are seen on a road during a protest in Dublin, Ireland, on April 11, 2022. Dozens of trucks blocked the roads leading to Dublin Port in the eastern part of the Irish capital on Monday in a protest against soaring fuel prices, causing serious disruptions to businesses and public life in the surrounding areas. (Photo by Liu Xiaoming/Xinhua)
Trucks are seen on a road during a protest in Dublin, Ireland, on April 11, 2022. Dozens of trucks blocked the roads leading to Dublin Port in the eastern part of the Irish capital on Monday in a protest against soaring fuel prices, causing serious disruptions to businesses and public life in the surrounding areas. (Photo by Liu Xiaoming/Xinhua)
A road is closed during a protest in Dublin, Ireland, on April 11, 2022. Dozens of trucks blocked the roads leading to Dublin Port in the eastern part of the Irish capital on Monday in a protest against soaring fuel prices, causing serious disruptions to businesses and public life in the surrounding areas. (Photo by Liu Xiaoming/Xinhua)
Trucks are seen on a road during a protest in Dublin, Ireland, on April 11, 2022. Dozens of trucks blocked the roads leading to Dublin Port in the eastern part of the Irish capital on Monday in a protest against soaring fuel prices, causing serious disruptions to businesses and public life in the surrounding areas. (Photo by Liu Xiaoming/Xinhua)
