Fuel Excise Rebellion: Sinn Féin Forces Dáil Recall Showdown as Government Wavers

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has written to Taoiseach Micheál Martin demanding an immediate Dáil recall next week to vote on halting the planned 9-cent-per-litre petrol and 10-cent-per-litre diesel excise duty increases due 1 September. The party's finance spokesperson Pearse Doherty warns diesel now averages €1.92 per litre, up 19 cent in just one month, putting fresh pressure on families already battling a cost-of-living crisis....