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Dispatch · 14 Apr 2026

“People have had enough”: fuel protests force a no-confidence vote.

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  • The no-confidence vote follows a week of fuel protests across the country over skyrocketing fuel costs — more people pushed into poverty, businesses going out of existence — and comes, Dooley notes, just as the government returns from an 18–19 day holiday; crowds gather at the gates of Leinster House with the Irish flag and the flag of the Irish Republic flying high.
  • The government, Dooley charges, first ignored the peaceful protesters and refused to engage — “so much for democracy in Ireland” — then Micheál Martin sent out the public order unit that viciously assaulted people, O'Callaghan “and his gang” cleared O'Connell Street in the early hours of Sunday morning, and the government threatened to put the Irish army on the streets.
  • The €500 million package is crumbs, Dooley argues, in a country where the richest 10% hold 50% of the wealth and one in five children are in poverty — while the Economic and Social Research Institute says Ireland now has the highest electricity prices in Europe (the lowest before privatisation, he reminds: the “market” is a racket) and von der Leyen talks of “energy lockdowns” as private jets fly everywhere.
  • Inside, Dooley says he's heard the Taoiseach and Tánaiste haven't sat through the debate — the chamber left mid-debate — while helicopters hover, barricades stand everywhere and a heavy police presence lines the streets up to Kildare Street; his answer is Irish sovereignty, citing Patrick Pearse on the people being sovereign, against a government he says is trying to destroy Irish neutrality and drag Ireland toward EU militarism.
Transcript
00:00

Hello, everyone

Hello, everyone. Matt Doll, Aaron, this evening. Where there's a no confidence vote in the Irish government following the disastrous handling of the fuel protests that took place across the country in the last week because of the skyrocketing fuel costs and more and more people are being pushed into poverty and businesses are going out of existence as well. But, this is the Irish government for you.

They're only back from their 18-19 day holiday and now you can see the crowds here assembling outside the gates of Leinster House. And you can look this direction as well. You can see the Irish Republic flag flying high and the Irish flag flying high because of the disgraceful treatment by the Irish government last week. In the first instance, ignoring the peaceful protesters and refusing to engage with them. So much for democracy in Ireland.

And also in terms of Micheál Martin sending out the public order unit, uh riot squad rather, that viciously assaulted so many people who were peacefully protesting. And then the government and O'Callaghan and his gang sent in the public order unit in the early hours of Saturday not the Saturday night rather, at early hours of Sunday morning to remove the people who were protesting on O'Connell Street.

And also we've seen the Irish government and Micheál Martin threatening to send out the members of the Irish army onto the streets to get rid of people. But, people have had enough and woken up to the Irish political establishment. We've no confidence in the globalist establishment. And that includes so many members of this fake opposition that are more interested in representing the interests of Brussels and the interests of the people here in Ireland. And we can see what's coming down the.

Tracks in Ireland. In the last day we've seen von der Leyen speaking about energy lockdowns and saying that we should be restricting our use of energy and electricity. And this is at the same time when private jets are flying everywhere and the super rich can do whatever the hell they want to do. But, ordinary working people are told to shut up essentially and put up with the crumbs that they tried to offer on the table in the last few days, the.

500 million euro package, which is being transferred essentially across the spectrum of society. We already know when Ireland the richest 10% have 50% of the wealth. This is a country where one of five children are in poverty. And even the last day the Economic Social Research Institute has come out to say that we have the highest electricity prices in Europe. And remember, before privatization we had the lowest prices in Europe. So much for their great market and the manufactured.

“500 million euro package, which is being transferred essentially across the spectrum of society”

02:59

Artificial market, which is a complete and utter racket

Artificial market, which is a complete and utter racket that's essentially screwing ordinary people while those at the very top of society, that are the political establishment behind the gates of Leinster House and support. So, our full support goes out to those who came out today on the streets and standing up for the interests of our country. And it's critically important now that we stand up for Irish sovereignty and start connecting the bigger issues to what's taking place in Irish society and start.

Taking power back to our communities. Because sovereignty starts with each and every one of us. And we all know about the sovereign rights of people. Patrick Pearse wrote about the people being sovereign. And in the context of standing up for our independence. This is the same government at the moment who are trying to destroy Irish neutrality and drag us towards more militarism in the European Union while ordinary working people suffer.

This is Ireland. And let's see where this vote goes. It's a complete bunch of duty show inside there in Dáil Éireann currently. I've heard the Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, and the Tánaiste has not sat in on the debate. He's actually left the chamber during the middle of the debate. You can see overhead the the helicopters overhead and a heavy police presence all around the streets leading up to Kildare Street as well. And you can see in that.

Distance there barricades everywhere. And I did a walk-through video during the day around this as well. So, let's see how this develops. Let's see how the vote goes. And I'll keep you posted later on this evening. So, from Dublin this evening on Molesworth Street. Slán go fóill and see you all soon. Take care. Thanks.

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14 Apr 2026 · Energy · 4:56

“People have had enough”: fuel protests force a no-confidence vote.

Crowds assemble at the gates of Leinster House as the Dáil debates a no-confidence vote in the government over its handling of the fuel protests sparked by skyrocketing fuel costs. Reporting from Molesworth Street — helicopters overhead, barricades everywhere — Dooley argues people have woken up to a “globalist establishment”, and a fake opposition, more interested in representing Brussels than the people of Ireland.

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TL;DR
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The no-confidence vote follows a week of fuel protests across the country over skyrocketing fuel costs — more people pushed into poverty, businesses going out of existence — and comes, Dooley notes, just as the government returns from an 18–19 day holiday; crowds gather at the gates of Leinster House with the Irish flag and the flag of the Irish Republic flying high.
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The government, Dooley charges, first ignored the peaceful protesters and refused to engage — “so much for democracy in Ireland” — then Micheál Martin sent out the public order unit that viciously assaulted people, O'Callaghan “and his gang” cleared O'Connell Street in the early hours of Sunday morning, and the government threatened to put the Irish army on the streets.
03
The €500 million package is crumbs, Dooley argues, in a country where the richest 10% hold 50% of the wealth and one in five children are in poverty — while the Economic and Social Research Institute says Ireland now has the highest electricity prices in Europe (the lowest before privatisation, he reminds: the “market” is a racket) and von der Leyen talks of “energy lockdowns” as private jets fly everywhere.
04
Inside, Dooley says he's heard the Taoiseach and Tánaiste haven't sat through the debate — the chamber left mid-debate — while helicopters hover, barricades stand everywhere and a heavy police presence lines the streets up to Kildare Street; his answer is Irish sovereignty, citing Patrick Pearse on the people being sovereign, against a government he says is trying to destroy Irish neutrality and drag Ireland toward EU militarism.
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4:56
Transcript · auto-captions, polish pending

Hello, everyone

Hello, everyone. Matt Doll, Aaron, this evening. Where there's a no confidence vote in the Irish government following the disastrous handling of the fuel protests that took place across the country in the last week because of the skyrocketing fuel costs and more and more people are being pushed into poverty and businesses are going out of existence as well. But, this is the Irish government for you.

They're only back from their 18-19 day holiday and now you can see the crowds here assembling outside the gates of Leinster House. And you can look this direction as well. You can see the Irish Republic flag flying high and the Irish flag flying high because of the disgraceful treatment by the Irish government last week. In the first instance, ignoring the peaceful protesters and refusing to engage with them. So much for democracy in Ireland.

And also in terms of Micheál Martin sending out the public order unit, uh riot squad rather, that viciously assaulted so many people who were peacefully protesting. And then the government and O'Callaghan and his gang sent in the public order unit in the early hours of Saturday not the Saturday night rather, at early hours of Sunday morning to remove the people who were protesting on O'Connell Street.

And also we've seen the Irish government and Micheál Martin threatening to send out the members of the Irish army onto the streets to get rid of people. But, people have had enough and woken up to the Irish political establishment. We've no confidence in the globalist establishment. And that includes so many members of this fake opposition that are more interested in representing the interests of Brussels and the interests of the people here in Ireland. And we can see what's coming down the.

Tracks in Ireland. In the last day we've seen von der Leyen speaking about energy lockdowns and saying that we should be restricting our use of energy and electricity. And this is at the same time when private jets are flying everywhere and the super rich can do whatever the hell they want to do. But, ordinary working people are told to shut up essentially and put up with the crumbs that they tried to offer on the table in the last few days, the.

500 million euro package, which is being transferred essentially across the spectrum of society. We already know when Ireland the richest 10% have 50% of the wealth. This is a country where one of five children are in poverty. And even the last day the Economic Social Research Institute has come out to say that we have the highest electricity prices in Europe. And remember, before privatization we had the lowest prices in Europe. So much for their great market and the manufactured.

“500 million euro package, which is being transferred essentially across the spectrum of society”

Artificial market, which is a complete and utter racket

Artificial market, which is a complete and utter racket that's essentially screwing ordinary people while those at the very top of society, that are the political establishment behind the gates of Leinster House and support. So, our full support goes out to those who came out today on the streets and standing up for the interests of our country. And it's critically important now that we stand up for Irish sovereignty and start connecting the bigger issues to what's taking place in Irish society and start.

Taking power back to our communities. Because sovereignty starts with each and every one of us. And we all know about the sovereign rights of people. Patrick Pearse wrote about the people being sovereign. And in the context of standing up for our independence. This is the same government at the moment who are trying to destroy Irish neutrality and drag us towards more militarism in the European Union while ordinary working people suffer.

This is Ireland. And let's see where this vote goes. It's a complete bunch of duty show inside there in Dáil Éireann currently. I've heard the Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, and the Tánaiste has not sat in on the debate. He's actually left the chamber during the middle of the debate. You can see overhead the the helicopters overhead and a heavy police presence all around the streets leading up to Kildare Street as well. And you can see in that.

Distance there barricades everywhere. And I did a walk-through video during the day around this as well. So, let's see how this develops. Let's see how the vote goes. And I'll keep you posted later on this evening. So, from Dublin this evening on Molesworth Street. Slán go fóill and see you all soon. Take care. Thanks.

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