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Ireland clears refinery blockade amid fuel protests

Police in Ireland on have used pepper spray and made arrests in a bid to clear protesters blockading the country's only oil refinery. Authorities moved in to disperse the protesters to restore supplies after five days of nationwide demonstrations over soaring fuel prices. Protesters, which included right-wing nationalists, marched through Dublin towards O'Connell Street Image: Peter Morrison/AP Photo/picture alliance What has Ireland's government said?