They’re not backing down — Ireland is rising
Alexa Lavoie, alongside producer Efrain Flores Monsanto, has been dispatched to Ireland to document a growing grassroots uprising of truckers, farmers, and working people pushing back against punishing fuel and carbon taxes.
In Dublin, anger is boiling over.
For days, Irish citizens have blocked roads and key fuel infrastructure, sending a clear message to their government: enough is enough.
What began as scattered protests has rapidly escalated into a coordinated national movement — one that many say has been ignored or downplayed by the mainstream media.
Rebel News was already on the ground last weekend, with Ezra Levant and Efrain Flores Monsanto exposing what legacy outlets refused to show.
Now, as tensions rise, Rebel News is coming back to continue that coverage — on the ground, and unfiltered.
Because just like in Canada, critics say much of Ireland’s media landscape is tied to government funding — raising serious questions about whose voices are actually being heard.
That’s where we step in.
Just before our departure, Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin rushed out a last-minute concession: cuts to some carbon taxes on petrol and diesel, delays on future increases, and roughly €100 million in subsidies for farmers and hauliers — part of a broader package worth hundreds of millions.
But for many protesters, it’s too little, too late.
After nearly a week of sustained blockades, demonstrators say they are not backing down — and the movement is already beginning to spread beyond Ireland’s borders.
Meanwhile, political pressure is mounting.
A no-confidence vote over the government’s handling of the carbon tax crisis is now on the table in Parliament, with large crowds expected to gather outside.
On the ground in Dublin, Rebel News is heading straight to the front lines — speaking directly to the truckers, farmers, and workers driving this movement.
What do they want? And why do they believe their government has stopped listening?
Stay tuned for full coverage at TheTruthAboutIreland.com.
Alexandra Lavoie
Quebec based Journalist
Alexa graduated with a degree in biology from Laval University. Throughout her many travels, she has seen political instability as well as corruption. While she witnessed social disorder on a daily basis, she has always been a defender of society’s most vulnerable. She’s been around the world several times, and now joins Rebel News to shed light on today’s biggest stories.
COMMENTS
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Darlene Cooper commented 2026-04-14 23:14:15 -0400Canada needs to stand up too! Unfortunately we have imported RCMP and police that will be on the government’s side. -
Bruce Atchison commented 2026-04-14 19:38:26 -0400I hope the people of Ireland get relief from high gas and diesel prices. Carney said he removed the fuel standard tax to Labour Day but it’s just a publicity stunt and a distraction from real issues of affordability and criminality.
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Marilyn Hagerman commented 2026-04-14 14:13:33 -0400Governments that care little or less about their people are now on the “Iran/Trump blame bandwagon”for high fuel costs! These rotten lying bastards have put so many added taxes to line their own coffers – taxes such as Canada’s Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has recommended eliminating at least until year-end.
It’s the WEF directed globalist’s plan to bankrupt and bring countries to their knees…..to attain one world globalist controlled government! Carney’s a huge WEF planner and promoter!!