ANOTHER PROTEST has been threatened for early next month by a group of truckers and hauliers who brought severe disruptions to Dublin this week.
The group, known as The Irish Trucker Haulage Association Against Fuel Prices took to the capital in the early hours of Wednesday morning, causing a backlog of traffic on the M50.
There were also major delays on the M1, M2, M3, M4, M7, and the M11 as protesters made their way to Dublin city centre, forcing Gardai to close roads close to Leinster House as the convoy had planned to gather there.
The group were calling for "lower fuel costs at the pump and at home" and for the government to "address the nation on this cause," but organisers of the Facebook account where the protest was organised have chosen to remain anonymous.
Now, the group is threatening to protest in early December, posting:
"All hauliers, truckers , buses, taxis , fisheries, professional drivers, couriers and members of the public the first week in December could be the next one if we don't get a change so keep in mind.
"This will be massive."
In a separate post, organisers said the protest was a "warning" as to what the group can do if it doesn't get what it wants, and said they had learned a lot for the next protest.
"It will be fully stopped next time and all ports will be blocked as well as motorways.
"Some people today told us their fuel costs have went up €20,000 in the past 4 months and they are running at a loss.
"We are in dangerous waters and it the haulage industry crumbles the whole country will too."
They also said the Irish Road Haulage Association, who distanced itself from the group, should be "ashamed of themselves."
