Protests against high fuel prices in the Republic of Ireland entered a fourth day on Friday, blocking roads and causing delays for travellers from Northern Ireland.

Translink coach services X1, X2, X3 and X4 to Dublin terminated at the airport due to city centre blockades. Aircoach buses from Belfast to Dublin also ended at the airport as entry points into the city were blocked.

Dublin Airport advised passengers to allow extra time for journeys. People walked with luggage along the M50 northbound towards the airport on Thursday to bypass heavy traffic.

Thomas Hill of Quilly MiniBus in Dromore, County Down, reported his driver was stuck behind a tractor and lorry convoy south of the border at 06:40 on Friday. The driver waited about 10 minutes before exiting the motorway and rejoining later.

Farmers blocked a roundabout near the Monaghan-Fermanagh border with tractors on Thursday. Mark Maguire, a farmer from the area, stated fuel costs are unsustainable for farmers and urged the Irish government to eliminate fuel taxes.

Mark Hegarty organised a convoy in Bridgend, County Donegal, starting at 19:00 local time on Thursday. The slow-moving convoy of lorries, tractors, vans and cars lasted more than four hours.

Gardaí engaged with protesters and planned enforcement action unless blockades at critical infrastructure ended. Blockades at fuel terminals in Foynes, County Limerick, Galway Port and Whitegate Oil Refinery in east Cork risked supplies of food, fuel, clean water and animal feed.

Fuels for Ireland reported 100 garage forecourts out of fuel, mainly in Munster and the west. Irish Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan stated some protests carry legal consequences that could impact driving licences. Minister for Defence Helen McEntee said the government scheduled meetings with seven representative bodies on Friday.

Ger Hyland, president of the Irish Road Haulage Association, stated the group received two places at the government meeting and offered to convey protester concerns.