Whitegate refinery

Oil refinery in County Cork, Ireland

The Whitegate refinery, near Whitegate, County Cork, is Ireland's only oil refinery. It has a capacity of 75,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd), sufficient to provide 40 percent of Ireland's fuel requirements. It was commissioned in 1959 and was redeveloped several times and produces a range of petroleum products.

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Ireland's fuel crisis and protests

Ireland has unveiled a €505 million package to tackle high fuel prices after a week of disruptive national protests.

Fuel protests: Coalition’s worst week shows Ireland unprepared for economic deterioration Irish Times — Apr 13, 05:00 AM
Fionnán Sheahan: Oil fires going nowhere amid McEntee-O’Callaghan bust-up while cabinet critics circle garda c Irish Independent — Apr 13, 04:30 AM
Govt facing confidence motion over fuel crisis handling RTE — Apr 12, 23:01 PM
Ireland announces €505m package after days of fuel protests 📹 Sky News — Apr 12, 22:23 PM · 2min
Fuel protests: Government to raid exchequer surplus for €505m support package Irish Times — Apr 12, 20:44 PM
Irish government announces measures to ease fuel crisis after days of protests 📹 Sky News — Apr 12, 19:41 PM · 2min
Fuel protests to continue after ‘insulting’ package aimed at tackling prices, says key figure Irish Times — Apr 12, 19:33 PM
Irish PM announces fuel tax cuts amid days of protests over soaring prices at the pumps CBC — Apr 12, 19:23 PM
Irish Government announces 505m euro in fuel-cost measures after protests The Standard — Apr 12, 18:51 PM
Pepper spray, megaphones and jostling: How the Whitegate fuel blockade came to an end Irish Times — Apr 12, 18:47 PM
Irish police remove protesters from oil refinery as country rocked by fuel shortages ITV — Apr 11, 19:44 PM
Fuel protests disrupt Ireland as over a third of service stations run dry CTV News — Apr 11, 13:04 PM
Fuel tankers regain access to Irish oil refinery after protests Sky News — Apr 11, 18:26 PM
Irish police clear demonstrators to reopen refinery as fuel protest causes chaos The Independent — Apr 11, 15:47 PM
‘We will not tolerate this any longer’: Irish police to step up enforcement The Standard — Apr 11, 18:05 PM
Irish police move to break blockade of oil refinery by protesters angry at fuel prices The Straits Times — Apr 11, 13:36 PM
‘We will not tolerate this any longer’: Irish police to step up enforcement Belfast Telegraph — Apr 11, 18:05 PM
Irish Army Helps Police Break Oil Refinery Blockade, RTE Reports Bloomberg — Apr 11, 16:09 PM
Ireland's fuel blockades lead to major highway closures and shortages AP News — Apr 11, 11:54 AM
Hundreds of Irish forecourts run out of fuel as protests continue BBC News — Apr 11, 08:30 AM