Conflict eventProtests2026-04-11🇮🇪
Irish Defence Forces respond to Whitegate oil refinery protest amid fuel shortages
actor1: Protesters -> actor2: Irish Gardaí
On 2026-04-11, protesters blockaded the Whitegate oil refinery in County Cork as part of nationwide fuel-price demonstrations. Irish Gardaí, assisted by Defence Forces units, deployed pepper spray and pushed blockaders back from the facility. The action was reported amid wider protests and fuel-distribution disruption across Ireland.
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