Traffic in Dublin city centre remains disrupted tonight due to road closures as a protest over fuel prices continues.
Green line Luas trams are currently not operating between Beechwood and Dominic due to the march blocking the tracks at O'Connell Bridge.
Dublin Bus also advised its customers that it was experiencing disruptions due to road closures.
Tractors, lorries and trucks converged on the area earlier.
Posting on X, An Garda Síochána said there were convoys on the M7 and M4 in Co Kildare, on the M7 in Co Limerick, on the M3 in Co Meath, on the M6 in Co Westmeath, on the M6 in County Galway and near Portlaoise in Co Laois.
Agricultural contractor Gary Leonard said he had travelled with a convoy of around 80 from Navan to O'Connell Street in Dublin's city centre.
He said he believes carbon tax and excise duty should be removed from diesel.
He said this time last year, it cost €250 to fill an "ordinary middle-sized tractor", now it costs €450.
Mr Leonard said it took the convoy around four hours to reach Dublin and said the reaction on the way was "unbelievable" and said "the solidarity is really, really showing today".
The 26-year-old said prices mean it is "getting hard to make a living", despite working full time, adding it is "nearly impossible" to "get on in life" in Ireland.
In a statement released ahead of a planned rally on Dublin's O'Connell Street, Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín called for a carbon tax cut.
He said the Government is "the key driver" of high prices for fuel in Ireland and said the government are "charging a tax on a staple product that people simply do not have the ability to pay".
President of the Irish Road Haulage Association Ger Hyland said the organisation is not involved in the protest.
When pressed, Mr Hyland refused to say whether he supports the protest and said: "While our association is at the table trying to negotiate a deal with the government, I am not going to give an answer."
He said he "empathised" with demonstrators, adding members of his organisation were "probably" involved and that "it's up to every individual haulier himself to do as he sees fit for his company."
Outside of Dublin, Limerick traffic was at a standstill on the M7.
A large convoy of trucks, tractors and agricultural vehicles left Kennedy Quay in Cork City centre and headed towards St Patrick's Bridge.
Protesters travel on Meath motorway toward Dublin
Slow-moving Dublin-bound traffic on the M7 near Kildare Town
Meanwhile, gardaí in Midleton say an earlier standstill at the Lakeview roundabout on the N25 has lifted.
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) April 7, 2026
A convoy of heavy goods vehicles, tractors, and buses from across the northwest descended on Sligo town as part of the protest.
Hauliers, farmers, bus drivers and others impacted by rising fuel costs from across Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo travelled to the north west town as part of the Sligo fuel protest.
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Additional reporting Andrew Lowth, Joan O'Sullivan, Petula Martyn, Brian O'Donovan, Jennie O'Sullivan, Shane Ó Curraighín, PA
