‘Worse to Come’ for Irish Consumers as Fuel Hikes Bite and Hauliers Threaten to ‘Close Down Dublin' - 09/03/2026

The Agenda · Mar 9, 2026 · 6m

Ireland could soon be plunged into a cost-of-living crisis as severe as that seen after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, experts have warned.Hauliers are now preparing for possible protests across the country in the coming days, as fuel prices continue to soar due to the war in the Middle East.The hauliers warned that “they would close down Dublin until the politicians listened” — and said supermarket prices will inevitably rise in the coming days, with supply disrupted.“Every tax increased upon us ends up as an increased cost on the supermarket shelves,” Ger Hyland, president of the Irish…