Diesel, petrol, oil price watch

[RedHand88]

Lol, on "Red Diesel Alert NI" Facebook page which says it all!

[93-DY-SAM]

Absolutely pointless having protests in the North. Stormont can do feck all about fuel duty/prices, and London couldn't give two fucks about the North if it was jammed up for a year. A protest here will do f all good.

I can see the merit in protests in the South, I'm just not sure the way they are going about it is correct. It should be more targeted towards the government and its departments.

[Louther]

Lol, on "Red Diesel Alert NI" Facebook page which says it all!

Used a Green tractor, bad start, the Unionists will protest against the protest for use of Green colouring on the posters and the obvious exclusion of the Union flag in a manner to exclude loyalism and the crown.

[NAG1]

Lol, on "Red Diesel Alert NI" Facebook page which says it all!

Used a Green tractor, bad start, the Unionists will protest against the protest for use of Green colouring on the posters and the obvious exclusion of the Union flag in a manner to exclude loyalism and the crown.

Dont worry they are protesting in Larne beside the big crown that will make them feel better 

[Armagh18]

Lol, on "Red Diesel Alert NI" Facebook page which says it all!

Even the red is through the roof!

[Armagh18]

Lol, on "Red Diesel Alert NI" Facebook page which says it all!

Used a Green tractor, bad start, the Unionists will protest against the protest for use of Green colouring on the posters and the obvious exclusion of the Union flag in a manner to exclude loyalism and the crown.

To be fair the Protestants are a John Deere breed in my experience.

[Louther]

All juvenile games fixed for Cork GAA this evening have been postponed due to the traffic situation and fuel shortages.

[Rossfan]

"That will show the Government"  

[Captain Scarlet]

The longer they are parked up on O'Connell St the more the Dublin Riot instigators will assemble with them. Mind you plenty of the lads there agree with them, and don't have the cop-on to see the Gavin Pepper types are stepping in and will take over.
Plus you will have country lads getting grief when the teen gouger set rock up to cause damage - their own machines won't be safe...

Again, no plan and no organisation. They've lost the PR battle!

[Rossfan]

Ignorant extremists usually do lose the PR battle.
The more people they inconvenience the more they lose it.
Being supported by Tommy ten names says it all.
Rumours of queues at filling stations now as supplies not coming in.

[Blowitupref]

Ignorant extremists usually do lose the PR battle.
The more people they inconvenience the more they lose it.
Being supported by Tommy ten names says it all.
Rumours of queues at filling stations now as supplies not coming in.

Drove through 5 counties today, long queues at each filling station. Garda are out to try and control the traffic flow.

[armaghniac]

All juvenile games fixed for Cork GAA this evening have been postponed due to the traffic situation and fuel shortages.

This alone is an remarkably adverse outcome for a campaign concerned with 20c on the litre of diesel. The whole thing is out of proportion and those who started this must take responsibility.

[gallsman]

To be fair the Protestants are a John Deere breed in my experience.

Stuck hanging on to past glories as usual.

Drove through 5 counties today, long queues at each filling station. Garda are out to try and control the traffic flow.

Show off. Mr. Moneybags.

[Captain Scarlet]

They are digging in and if it carries on when schools are back they will be ran.

The worst thing the Govt could do now is move in the gardaí. Let them clear off when the people they are 'standing up for' run them.

[RedHand88]

Why Ireland chose excise cuts over a VAT reduction on fuel
The Irish government's explicit position is that a VAT cut on fuel would not reliably benefit consumers because retailers might not fully pass the savings on at the pump (i.e. they could retain some of the margin). Excise duty cuts, being a fixed per-litre reduction applied before the final price, are seen as more direct and easier to monitor/enforce pass-through. The government has publicly urged fuel retailers to pass on the excise savings quickly and has highlighted that retailers raised prices fast when costs rose.