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date: 2026-04-12T05:11:33.393Z
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> But as tractors and trucks took to motorways and streets from Tuesday this week, a whole other narrative, which had nothing to do with fuel prices, was already forming, driven by actors with broader and more nefarious aims.
> Ireland’s far-right movement has enmeshed itself with the protests from the start, a ploy which softened the ground for international figures like Tommy Robinson to spread their own narratives online from afar.
> The protests are not far-right at their essence; the groups involved in peaceful protests around the country are splintered, and many of those blocking roads and motorways are simply motivated by their frustrations about the price of fuel.
> But the looming presence of extreme personalities and social media accounts is stoking tensions in a way that risks pushing this loose network towards a more volatile situation in the days ahead.