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Defence Forces arrive at Whitegate oil refinery in Cork as garda pepper spray protesters
Steve Herman
@newsguy.bsky.social
Defense forces arrive at Ireland's only oil refinery amid a blockade by protesters.
https://www.thejournal.ie/protest-whitegate-refinery-fuel-7009762-Apr2026/
Defence Forces arrive at Whitegate oil refinery in Cork as gardaí pepper spray protesters
The refinery is the only one in Ireland and its blockade has led to shortages of fuel at hundreds of forecourts across the country today.
www.thejournal.ie
7:49 AM · Apr 11, 2026
@newsguy.bsky.social
Defense forces arrive at Ireland's only oil refinery amid a blockade by protesters.
https://www.thejournal.ie/protest-whitegate-refinery-fuel-7009762-Apr2026/
Defence Forces arrive at Whitegate oil refinery in Cork as gardaí pepper spray protesters
The refinery is the only one in Ireland and its blockade has led to shortages of fuel at hundreds of forecourts across the country today.
www.thejournal.ie
7:49 AM · Apr 11, 2026
Defense forces arrive at Ireland's only oil refinery amid a blockade by protesters. www.thejournal.ie/protest-whi...
— Steve Herman (@newsguy.bsky.social) 2026-04-11T11:49:28.380Z
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