12/04/2026
I do not often share political statements, however, I am making an exception here:
If you are among those who are complaining about the protests or giving abuse to them because you are "inconvenienced" for not getting a bit of fuel to reach your work and grind week in week out, then have an extra thought about everything so you get a little bit of perspective on how much this Irish government is holding and how & where these politicians are carelessly spending it.
- 2.1€+ costs per diesel
- Soaring electricity and home heating bills (some projecting 1600 to 1800€ average at this rate)
- Country-wide rising costs of living
Meanwhile, the Irish government is running on a 10 Billion+ euro surplus from our hard earned taxes last year (yes we supposedly profited rather than spent last year yet the politicians are holding this back). Meanwhile they somehow say that their hands are tied and can not reduce the taxes or offer any form of help (e.g. the 50% duties and carbon taxes the government profiteers from fuel sales)?
I have to be completely honest. We, as a small family, are struggling as it is. Rather than supporting a profiteering government that has no interest in supporting and protecting the people that live on this small island, you should be supporting those who are growing or rearing your food.
Since the Irish government actually profited over 10 Billion euros last year from our hard earned taxes, there has been no appropriate measures to relieve or return these funds to aid citizens in this time of need. We currently pay the most expensive electricity and fuel/gas costs in Europe. This is scandalous. Instead these politicians are supporting absolute nonsense and it is simply absurd.
And just to be perfectly clear, this is not about race, religion, refugees, immigration or nationalism, this is about the diverse people living in this country and working hard while getting taxed to the hilt on every corner of life, including breathing (carbon tax). We ALL have been fooled.
Every and all hard working peoples and communities living in this country to this day (the working Irish, polish, middle-eastern, ukranian etc...). Basically ALL who live here are all being trumped by this corrupt and greedy coalition. Do not, under any circumstance, listen to state media trying to manipulate you into thinking the state of this country is about anything else than their own abuse of power and tax payer money. The irony is that these politicians are sending billions of our tax money to "NGOs" for "foreign aid" yet somehow they forget that the reason "charity begins at home" is a saying is that without a strong and stable home, we can not possibly or sustainably aid our neighbours.
While they call the protests "national sabotage", the true sabotage is the careless or purposefully negligent allocation of tax payers funds against the public interest. Sabotage on a citizen level will be the re-election and support of this corrupted, and unrepresentative government.
State-owned and corporate media in Ireland is dismissing the protests by insisting there is "no coordination" as if this is something that is clearly expected form citizens who have grievances. This scapegoat is there to lead you to ignore the common grievance, that life, for real people living in Ireland, has become unsustainable, especially for our food producers and local businesses, because of to the stubborn policies held by the very few politicians in Dublin earning tens of thousands a year, throwing away our taxes money and comfortably spending it on their expenses to pay for their travel and food as well as outsourcing our funds. Meanwhile we suffer the costs.
Instead of being angry at the protesters, you should be angry at these politicians who clearly are showing no interest in those who live here, no interest in you.
Do not be fooled, don't let yourself be manipulated. Instead, support your local farmers, market gardens and local businesses. This government has no interest in aiding you, the inhabitant of Ireland, regardless of your origin.
