'Lopsided' Media Coverage Of Protests Says Media Minister, Whilst No-Confidence Vote To Be Debated By Sinn Féin Tomorrow

Monday, 13 April 2026 16:32

By Hannah Kelly

Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Patrick O'Donovan. Photograph: Leah Farrell / © RollingNews.ie

Meanwhile, Fianna Fáil has been holding a marathon parliamentary party session to discuss the protests

Media coverage of the fuel protests is under fire from the Government.

Media Minister Patrick O'Donovan says he has questions over the air time given to some people during the height of the disruption last week.

The Minister said he feels some of the content broadcast last week was 'lopsided'.

Minister O'Donovan told Live 95 he believes some people's views weren't heard:

Meanwhile Fianna Fáil has been holding a marathon parliamentary party session to discuss the protests.

The meeting was due to finish at 1pm but has continued through the afternoon.

A number of TDs have been critical of the Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan, saying his threats to bring in the army only inflamed the situation.

Others have been critical of the Taoiseach for not holding back channel talks with the protesters.

As for Sinn Féin, the party has published the text of a no confidence motion in the Government, which it is submitting after a week the fuel protests.

The coalition will table a countermotion expressing confidence in itself - which will then be debated in the Dáil tomorrow afternoon.

People Before Profit will also be voting no confidence in the government tomorrow.

TD Paul Murphy says the pressure needs to be put on Independent TDs to force a General Election.

Head of the Independent group in Government, Sean Canney says they will be fully behind the Government tomorrow - with many Independent ministers involved in the deal struck yesterday: