People will soon “go hungry” if the Government does not introduce emergency measures to tackle petrol and diesel prices, a man on the fuel protest has predicted. 

The 'People of Ireland Against Fuel Prices Protest' group has announced a third day of disruption tomorrow on its social media pages. 

Major roads across the country have been bought to a standstill by the protestors and Dublin’s O’Connell Street has been blocked by tractors. 

Protestors have vowed to continue until the Government responds satisfactorily. 

“People are going to go broke and people are going to go hungry in the next three to four weeks,” Cork agricultural supplier Dave Mulchahy told Newstalk. 

“Green diesel for the agricultural sector and fisheries sector has doubled in the past four weeks.

“White diesel in tomorrow night, we are to get an extraordinary increase in fuel prices.” 

Fuel protestors in Dublin. Picture by: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie.

While some motorists stuck in traffic have expressed exasperation with the protest, demonstrators have said the disruption will be worth it. 

“The people will be annoyed but my message to the people and public is, ‘Please, bear with us, we are fighting for you as well,’” Kildare farmer John Dallon insisted. 

“We are here fighting for the island of Ireland, this has never been done before.

“We need the Government to listen to us. Enough is enough. Everyone is feeling the hurt and the pinch in this.” 

Mr Dallon spent Tuesday night sleeping on O’Connell Street and said he had no plans to go home without a satisfactory intervention from the Government. 

“We’ve been here all night and I haven’t been in bed for the last few nights,” he said. 

“We’re basically here and we’re staying here. 

“We’re calling on the Government to save our economy because it’s not sustainable for all these people and the whole of Ireland, for people that are commuting into work.” 

Ministers are due to meet today for an update on the energy crisis from senior officials. 

However, Newstalk Political Correspondent Seán Defoe said protests will likely be “disappointed” by their response. 

He noted that the Government has already cut excise duty and, despite yesterday’s ceasefire, is concerned about the cost of further interventions. 

“If those protesters today are hoping there will be some sort of a big decision or a big meeting out of today that will suddenly change their lot, they're going to be disappointed because that's not what's going to happen,” he predicted. 

“Now, obviously, there's a political reality here that if the protests continue going on and coming up, in particular Dublin, but also other parts of the country. 

“There are parts of Galway where I think they've been blocking a fuel refueling near the port there. 

“So, that's causing an issue as well. The longer that goes on, the more difficult it becomes for the government to ignore them.”

Main image: Fuel protestors. Picture by: RollingNews.ie.