DUBLIN — Ireland’s government announced more than €500 million in tax cuts on motor fuel Sunday in an attempt to placate protesters snarling key ports and roadways. Prime Minister Micheál Martin announced the cuts hours after police successfully cleared protesters from the ports of Galway and Foynes in western Ireland as well as on Dublin’s central boulevard,

There is significant traffic disruption for some commuters this morning as fuel protests continue on a number of national routes this morning ; The ongoing protests c

Dublin's M50 has been closed by gardai due to a go-slow convoy as fuel protests drag on into a third day. Gardai have closed off the main motorway in the capital at J5 Finglas northbound. All traffic is being brought off the M50 and onto the N2 outbound.

The Irish government said it had called in the army after protesters blocked highways, ports and an oil refinery, causing widespread disruption.

Gardaí have removed a tractor and digger from the road, clearing the village of Whitegate, reports Southern Correspondent Barry Roche. The access road to the oil refinery itself remains blocked by a number of trucks and will likely be the next point of focus for authorities.