Irelandàiěrlán爱尔兰fuel / petroleumrányóu燃油protest / to protestkàngyì抗议to trigger / to sparkyǐnfā引发no-confidencebù xìnrèn不信任motion (parliamentary)dòng yì动议，Prime Ministerzǒnglǐ总理to announce / to declarexuānbù宣布tax cut / tax reductionjiǎnshuì减税package / planfāng àn方案。
Ireland
àiěrlán
爱尔兰
fuel / petroleum
rányóu
燃油
protest / to protest
kàngyì
抗议
to trigger / to spark
yǐnfā
引发
no-confidence
bù xìnrèn
不信任
motion (parliamentary)
dòng yì
动议
Prime Minister
zǒnglǐ
总理
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
tax cut / tax reduction
jiǎnshuì
减税
package / plan
fāng àn
方案
Ireland
àiěrlán
爱尔兰
nationwide / across the country
quánguó
全国
fuel
rányóu
燃油
protest
kàngyì
抗议
to continue / sustained
chíxù
持续
to escalate / to intensify
shēngjí
升级
Prime Minister
zǒnglǐ
总理
Martin (Irish PM Micheál Martin)
mǎdīng
马丁
April 13
sì yuè shísān rì
4月13日
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
€505 million
5.05 yì ōuyuán
5.05亿欧元
tax cut
jiǎnshuì
减税
package / plan
fāng àn
方案
but / however
dàn
但
opposition party
fǎnduì dǎng
反对党
immediately / thereupon
suíjí
随即
to / toward
xiàng
向
parliament
yìhuì
议会
to put forward / to propose
tíchū
提出
no-confidence
bù xìnrèn
不信任
motion (parliamentary)
dòng yì
动议
April 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM
since / starting from
zì
自
April 7
sì yuè qī rì
4月7日
onwards / starting from
qǐ
起
Ireland
àiěrlán
爱尔兰
nationwide
quánguó
全国
within the scope of / across
fànwéi nèi
范围内
to break out / to erupt
bàofā
爆发
large-scale
dà guīmó
大规模
fuel
rányóu
燃油
protest
kàngyì
抗议
activities / demonstrations
huódòng
活动
farmers
nóngmín
农民
freight / cargo transport
huòyùn
货运
drivers
sījī
司机
and
hé
和
logistics
wùliú
物流
workers
gōngrén
工人
are
shì
是
this time / this
cǐcì
此次
protest
kàngyì
抗议
(modifier particle)
de
的
main / primary
zhǔyào
主要
participants
cānyù zhě
参与者
protest
kàngyì
抗议
cause / origin
qǐyīn
起因
is
shì
是
the United States
měiguó
美国
against
duì
对
Iran
yīlǎng
伊朗
(modifier particle)
de
的
military
jūnshì
军事
action / operation
xíngdòng
行动
to lead to / to cause
dǎozhì
导致
Strait of Hormuz
Huò ěr mùzī hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
to close / closure
guānbì
关闭
international
guójì
国际
oil price
yóujià
油价
thereupon / as a result
suízhī
随之
sharply / drastically
jíjù
急剧
to rise steeply / to climb
pānshēng
攀升
Ireland
àiěrlán
爱尔兰
domestic
guónèi
国内
fuel
rányóu
燃油
cost
chéngběn
成本
significantly / by a large margin
dàfú
大幅
to rise / to increase
shàngzhǎng
上涨
protesters / demonstrators
shìwēi zhě
示威者
to drive
jiàshǐ
驾驶
tractor
tuōlājī
拖拉机
and
hé
和
truck / lorry
kǎchē
卡车
to blockade / to block
fēngsuǒ
封锁
Dublin
dūbólín
都柏林
M50 motorway (Dublin)
M50
M50
motorway / highway
gāosù gōnglù
高速公路
and / as well as
jí
及
nationwide
quánguó
全国
multiple places
duō chù
多处
major
zhǔyào
主要
road
dàolù
道路
some / partial
bùfèn
部分
area / region
dìqū
地区
fuel station / petrol station
rányóu zhàn
燃油站
to appear / to emerge
chūxiàn
出现
supply disruption / supply cut
duàn gōng
断供
to respond to / to deal with
yìngduì
应对
crisis
wēijī
危机
Prime Minister
zǒnglǐ
总理
Micheál Martin (Irish Prime Minister)
mǐxiēěr mǎdīng
米歇尔·马丁
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to provide / to offer
tígōng
提供
€505 million
5.05 yì ōuyuán
5.05亿欧元
(modifier particle)
de
的
fuel tax
rányóu shuì
燃油税
reduction and exemption / tax relief
jiǎnmiǎn
减免
package / plan
fāng àn
方案
in order to / so as to
yǐ
以
to ease / to alleviate
huǎnjiě
缓解
the public / citizens
mínzhòng
民众
(modifier particle)
de
的
cost of living
shēnghuó chéngběn
生活成本
pressure
yālì
压力
however / nevertheless
rán ér
然而
opposition party
fǎnduì dǎng
反对党
to believe / to consider
rènwéi
认为
the said / that
gāi
该
plan / package
fāng àn
方案
force / strength / degree
lìdù
力度
insufficient / inadequate
bùzú
不足
immediately / thereupon
suíjí
随即
to / toward
xiàng
向
parliament
yìhuì
议会
to put forward / to propose
tíchū
提出
against
duì
对
coalition government
liánhé zhèngfǔ
联合政府
(modifier particle)
de
的
no-confidence
bù xìnrèn
不信任
motion (parliamentary)
dòng yì
动议
this time / this
cǐcì
此次
political
zhèngzhì
政治
crisis
wēijī
危机
(passive marker)
bèi
被
to be regarded as / to be seen as
shì wéi
视为
Ireland
àiěrlán
爱尔兰
in recent years
jìn nián lái
近年来
most
zuì
最
severe / grave
yánjùn
严峻
(modifier particle)
de
的
governing / being in power
zhízhèng
执政
test / challenge
kǎoyàn
考验
one of
zhī yī
之一
meanwhile / at the same time
yǔ cǐ tóngshí
与此同时
Europe
ōuzhōu
欧洲
other
qítā
其他
countries
guójiā
国家
also / too
yě
也
because of / due to
yīn
因
oil price
yóujià
油价
to skyrocket / to surge
biāoshēng
飙升
to face / to confront
miànlín
面临
similar
lèisì
类似
(modifier particle)
de
的
social
shèhuì
社会
pressure
yālì
压力
New Words
kěchíxù
可持续
sustainable
qǐyè
企业
corporation / enterprise
huánjìng shèhuì zhìlǐ
环境、社会、治理
environmental, social, and governance (ESG)
mùbiāo
目标
targets / goals
bàogào
报告
reporting
tòumíng
透明
transparency
xúnhuán jīngjì
循环经济
circular economy
zīběn
资本
capital
tóuzīzhě
投资者
investors
chángqī
长期
long-term
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Nationwide fuel protests in Ireland escalated as PM Micheál Martin announced a 505-million-euro tax relief package on April 13, but the opposition immediately filed a parliamentary no-confidence motion against the coalition government.
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Companies are setting ambitious environmental, social, and governance (ESG) targets and reporting progress transparently.
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