Blockades continued across the Northern Sound region yesterday evening, as local people protested rising costs in a number of areas.
The package of supports that was announced by the government last night.
However, speaking at a protest on the N2 in Monaghan yesterday, protestors indicated that there were greater concerns about the cost of living.
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One local farmer told Northern Sound that he is “losing money.”
He also outlined that elderly people are unable to heat their homes.
The protestor said: "It's about the cost of living and there's elderly people, and even people that are working that can’t afford to heat their homes.
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“I'm losing money at the minute. Farmers are losing money, lorry men are losing money and the government's doing nothing about it,” he added.
