{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/69de054494cbb214c3465e3e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Fine Gael TD Says Government \"Did All They Could\" During Fuel Protests - 14/04/2026","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/1776155549236-507a7058-f88e-4c11-8c9d-a8ff5dcc6ce7.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>A Fine Gael backbencher has defended the government's action on fuel protests.</p><p><br></p><p>Protests will take place today outside the Dail by hauliers and farmers.</p><p><br></p><p>The coalition has come in for criticism for how it handled both fuel prices and protests.</p><p><br></p><p>This morning on The Agenda we spoke to Fine Gael TD Barry Ward, who told us that the government \"did what they could\".</p><p><br></p><p>We also spoke to Sinn Fein TD for Louth, Ruairi O Murchu, who beleives the Government handled the whole thing terribly.</p><p><br></p><p>We also discussed the motion of no confidence being tabled by Sinn Fein today due to the Gorvernments handling of the fuel protests. </p>","author_name":"lmfm "}