Shattered Lives: Garda Crackdown on Fuel Protest Blockades

About this episode

Mick and Paul discuss the Garda's operation to remove fuel protest blockades in Dublin and Cork.

Mick and Paul discuss the exceptional event over the weekend that saw 10 per cent of the Garda force drafted in to remove the blockades on Dublin’s O’Connell Street and other areas such as the Whitegate oil refinery in Cork. The massive operation saw Gardai seize control of the streets again amid an escalating nationwide fuel protest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Mick, Paul

Topics covered

• fuel protest
• Garda operation
• blockades
• Dublin
• Cork
• law enforcement

Keywords

• Garda
• fuel protest
• blockades
• Dublin
• Cork
• law enforcement
• O’Connell Street

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Garda

Places: Dublin, O’Connell Street, Whitegate, Cork

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