Irish truck drivers and farmers sparked a popular revolt starting on April 7, 2026, over greatly increased fuel costs. The drivers and farmers have used their vehicles to stop or slow traffic on the motorways and in cities. The people of Ireland have joined the protests to show their support. The deployment of the army and the Public Order Unit, an elite force, to break up the protesters, underscores how seriously the government takes this threat. While fuel costs were the spark, the concerns that the Irish people have are far greater. Mass immigration and its profound consequences are the greatest. The protests now are not about fuel; they are about Ireland’s identity, and it is an existential struggle between the Irish people and the open-borders design of the European Union (E.U.) and Ireland’s technocratic, increasingly anti-Irish, Dublin-based elites.
Mass immigration to Ireland has destabilized the country. At least one out of every five people living in Ireland is foreign-born, and the real numbers may be one out of four. Hotels are full of migrants while Irish families are homeless. Housing is unavailable, and many areas are experiencing skyrocketing rents and crime. The educational and health systems are stressed. Irish society and culture are at risk of disappearing.
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