A number of truck drivers blocked the East Link bridge in Dublin for several hours today as part of a protest over rising fuel prices. The group’s demands include price caps on petrol, diesel and home heating fuel, the scrapping of the carbon tax and the resignation of Transport Minister Eamon Ryan. 

Newstalk reporter Josh Crosbie spoke to the protesters to find out why they felt they had to take such drastic action.

And for more on this, Emmet Oliver was joined by Alan Robinson, CEO of the Docklands business forum and Michael Collins, Independent TD for Cork South-West...

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